Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.

Go to the people Live among them Learn from them Love them Serve them Plan with them Start with what they know Build on what they have.

A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.

We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.

Commitment cannot be taught; it can only be caught. I refer to the crusading spirit. Without the crusading spirit, you may have the starting power but not the staying power.

The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the common man.

I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.

Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.

When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.

Why can't a tree be called Pluplusch?

The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue.

The biggest enemies we have to overcome on the road to success are not lack of ability and lack of opportunity but fears of failure and rejection and the doubts that they trigger.

India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries.

Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being.

I've been on top longer and I am younger. I'm just better.

Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.

And fame, for a painter means sales, gains, fortune, riches. And today, as you know, I am celebrated. I am rich.

Get them while they're young and bend their minds.

I never, never ever make a charge without supporting it. You may not agree with me, but I always offer tremendous amount of support.