If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.

To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

The people united will never be defeated.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love.

You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.

A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

The world has many places that can make us uncomfortable. Calling them evil, or any other bad name, doesn’t make them go away.

We become so accustomed to our sins we sometimes lapse into a state of peaceful coexistence with them, but God never ceases to hate them.

What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind; And while it satisfies, it censures too.

Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.

I bend but do not break.

You couldn't take two roads. And once you were on one, there was no going back.

Walking through the city streets... Is it by mistake or design?

What shall we do with...the Jews?...I advise that all their prayer books and Talmudic writings...are to be taken from them.

The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.

Not every man was sorry when he hurt a woman.