Our language is the reflection of ourselves.

Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.

We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves...

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

Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.

The picket line is the best place to train organizers. One day on the picket line is where a man makes his commitment. The longer on the picket line, the stronger the commitment. A lot of workers think they make their commitment by walking off the job when nobody sees them. But you get a guy to walk off the field when his boss is watching and, in front of the other guys, throw down his tools and march right to the picket line, that is the guy who makes our strike. The picket line is a beautiful thing because it makes a man more human.

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.