The people who give you their food give you their heart.

Non-violence is a very powerful weapon. Most people don't understand the power of non-violence and tend to be amazed by the whole idea. Those who have been involved in bringing about change and see the difference between violence and non-violence are firmly committed to a lifetime of non-violence, not because it is easy or because it is cowardly, but because it is an effective and very powerful way.

I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it.

You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.

When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.

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

In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means.