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

Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.

In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.

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

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

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.

Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.