Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human values, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.

Peace begins with a smile.

Only death can liberate us from the fear of death.

India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

A teacher should have a creative mind.

Complacence among the masses may lead to subjugation bythe leaders.

Some men say that they should be satisfied with the abolition of untouchability only, leaving the caste system alone. The aim of abolition of untouchability alone without trying to abolish the inequalities inherent in the caste system is a rather low aim.

Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.