Swadeshism is not a cult of hatred. It is a doctrine of selfless service that has its roots in the purest ahimsa, i.e. love.

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.

The Church should spend less time trying to be "relevant", which can come across as disingenuous, and more time trying to align their hearts to the authentic gospel message.

Universities are institutions run by amateurs to train professionals.

Of a little thing a little displeaseth.

You seek identity in the midst of indistinguishab le chaos, in sprawling nameless reality.

Justice is a machine that, when some one has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.

You were at the age where you could fall in love with a girl over an expression, over a gesture

I cannot personally imagine any U.S. president normalizing relations with him [Fidel Castro], as opposed to his brother, but I may prove wrong on this score.

It's cool that you hear something, but what did you feel and what was your tactile and kinesthetic response to it? Those songs and creative sessions mean the most.

the deepest part of me is, and will always be, a climber. ... No matter where I go, I always feel like a climber.

I'm sick of the tabloids' saying I obsess over guys. Why would you obsess over guys? They don't like it.