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.

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.

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

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.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this.

In our house we repeated the pattern of thousands of other homes. There were a few books and a lot of music. Our food and our furniture were no different from our neighbors'.

As the age of information demands the simultaneous use of all our faculties, we discover that we are most at leisure when we are most intensely involved.

If I had found the words I was looking for, I would not have read so much.

If I never saw another fistfight or car chase or Doberman attack, I wouldn't have any feeling of loss. And that goes for Rottweilers, too.

I do not know anybody that is threatening Iran. It is a safe country.

Pay minimum wage, you get minimum work. Nobody seems to get that.

The best thing is being able to perform in front of people and to express my feelings, whatever they may be at the time. Just to be able to make the world a happier place to be.