The lust for affluence in contemporary society has become psychotic; it has completely lost touch with reality.
Since satyagraha is a method of conversion and conviction, it seeks never to use the slightest coercion.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.
My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
The healthy man does not torture others.
Sometimes, I get so consumed by depression that it is hard to believe that the whole world doesn't stop and suffer with me.
America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards.
Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.