The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

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.

We can always be humanMeeting each day a wise new manBut the Animal Kingdom to which we belongAnimals we are

We are capable of learning.

Being loved is the problem, because love is a demand - when you're loved, someone wants more of you.

It is the bungled crime that brings remorse.

I loved you...I loved you more than all the money your father threw at me.

I walked to the lake and sat on the shore for a few minutes, just staring at the moonlight on the water. Moonlight never gets old.

Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really where my training is. As an actor, that's my training.

This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.