It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

ON LIVING LIFE WISELY - To make the right choices, you have to be at peace with yourself.

Don't respond when the mind snaps its fingers.

Don't wish away your problems. They need action, not wishful thinking

What the universe will manifest when you are in alignment with it is a lot more interesting than what you try to manifest

The failure to be perfect does not mean you are not a success; it is giving your best that helps you to understand the joy of receiving.

Your children are not little mirrors reflecting back the good or bad job you've done.

The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever kind, and restoring peace by his mere presence.

It could be....Giant Baba!

I believe that the only true agents of change on a large scale, in this country or anywhere, are young people.

We must declare war on war, so the outcome will be peace upon peace.