His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

Perceptions are often misplaced.

Nature's imagination is so boundless compared to our own meager human imagination.

Whether you call it Buddhism or other religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say this shall cease today, because my right is justice. If you are stronger, you have to help the weaker boy or girl both in play and in the work.

I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper. Occasionally, white travelers or policemen passed through our area. These whites appeared as grand as gods to me, and I was aware that they were to be treated with a mixture of fear and respect.

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.

 It is human beings’ sinister mind that produces viruses as biological weapons.