If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

If you're outraged at conditions, then you can't possibly be free or happy until you devote all your time to changing them and do nothing but that. But you can't change anything if you want to hold onto a good job, a good way of life and avoid sacrifice.

We can choose to use our lives for others to bring about a better and more just world for our children. People who make that choice will know hardship and sacrifice. But if you give yourself totally to the non-violence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone. And in giving of yourself you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people.

When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It's an extremely powerful weapon.