If you want something really important to be done you must not merely satisfy the reason, you must move the heart also.

I can retain neither respect nor affection for government which has been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend its immorality

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.

What lies ahead of you & what lies behind you is nothing compared to what lies within you.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it.

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness can be spread without diminishing that of yourself.

There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.

Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.

What barrier is there that love cannot break?

It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.

There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.