The greatest gift for an individual or a nation... was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.

If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.

I was speaking to a writer the other day and he gave me a valuable piece of advice. He said that you may get to where you want to go quicker through violence, but the healing process takes longer. Whereas if you don't use violence, there is not much healing necessary, so you win in the long run.

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.