To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.

The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using non-violence because they want desperately to bring about some change. Non-violence in action is a very potent force and it can't be stopped. The people who are struggling have the complete say-so. No man-made law, no human ruler, no army can destroy this. There is no way it can be destroyed... And so, if we have the capacity to endure, if we have the patience, things will change.

Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.

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