Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

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.

That is the mystery about writing: it comes out of afflictions, out of the gouged times, when the heart is cut open.

Never take lightly that becoming an employer puts another person’s ability to provide for their life in your hands.

I can see why some people become “beach bunnies”: you don’t have to think about things or even talk when you’re on the beach. You just sit here and feel good about being alive.

The minute you think you have the right to belittle others because you think you’re better than them is the same minute you’ve proven you’re worse.

Perhaps once one realised how deeply one could bond with a creature as foreign as a dragon, all forms of human love seemed more acceptable.

For me, it's church and state, not church in state, and I really feel there are some churches in central Ohio crossing that line.

Saliva has testosterone and estrogen. When you kiss, you're having a chemical experience.

The sea hath its pearls The heaven hath its stars But my heart, my heart Has its love.

Prison is not a place for humans. Period. It's just an animal house.

The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it.