Nonviolence is the weapon of the strong.

When all else fails, take a vacation.

To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.

There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution

I'm trying to show by my actions that you can make a far better world if you just care enough. That's all you have to do. It's no big deal. One act of kindness a day can do it.

Fear's contagious, but so is courage.

We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work and at play, to be lives of joy and peace.

Non violence is not a thing that comes easily. You have to learn how to be non-violent

In a world that we know can feed itself, upwards of 40,000 children die very day from conditions of malnutrition. Surely we must question why we are allowing this carnage to continue

Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason.

The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded for what one has done, but hopefully what one will do.

You cannot commit the folly of underestimating the power of a mother.

If you want to keep people happy, just keep the food and entertainment rolling.

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.

I don't want other people to decide what I am. I want to decide that for myself.

I'm in love with writing, but sometimes I swear it hates me.

Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

You can't solve a problem? Well, get down and investigate the present facts and [the problem's] past history! When you have investigated the problem thoroughly, you will know how to solve it.

Prayer is faith passing into action.

It would be absolute folly to rule myself out of any job.