Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.

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.

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.

Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

A person's last moments are an important thing. You can't choose how you're born but you can choose how you die.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence.

It is a matter of spirit, not strength. It is a matter of doing your best each little moment. There's never a break. You must have desire, a very intense desire to keep going.

The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!

... the self respect of individuals ought to make them demand of their leaders conformity with an agreed-upon code of ethics and moral conduct.

What worked yesterday is the gilded cage of tomorrow.

The ordinary can be absolutely miraculous.