Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu

religion is for man and not man for religion

If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.

Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.

Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.

Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.

A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.

One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and then refuse to see the logical consequences of that position, let alone following them out in action.

Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard by which to measure.

Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle.... Goats are used for sacrificial offerings and not lions.

I always wondered if they’d change you.

If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were?

I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman's right to choose, a good public education system.

It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.

Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known, Defacing first, then claiming for his own.

Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.

Let love shine and we will find a way to come together.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

No one has the last word other than God.

Even when I write a song, lots of times I think - I wonder what my dad would think of this song.