Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.

In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.

The people united will never be defeated.

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

In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.

Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons.