A Swaraj government means a government established by the free joint will of Hindus, Mussalmans and others.

Where there is love there is life.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

The future depends on what you do today.

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.

Morality, for all the conditioning to which the human mind has been and is subjected, is always a personal choice in the last analysis.

Making the attempt is what matters most.

Our terminal decline into old age and death stems from the fine print of the contract that we signed with our mitochondria two billion years ago.

Some of my poems indicate that I am writing while living alone after a split with a woman, and I've had many splits with women. I need solitude more often when I'm not writing than when I am.

I'm happy to report that everybody whose face I've wanted to punch on Earth has already been punched.

Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind.

Everybody in the world knew I was before I knew who I was.

The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.

There is one qualification the manager cannot acquire but must bring to the task. It is not genius; it is character.