The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer. 

Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.

Only human beings can be inhuman.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. 

I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.

I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

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.

And no, we don't know where it will lead. You just know there's something much bigger than any of us here.