I never met Mahatma Gandhi, but, I think everyone felt they knew him even if they hadn't met him.

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.

Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.

I'm sure that all the drivers and motorcycle police had once been racing drivers and were eager to get back to that profession.

Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's lie, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you become yourself.

There is a widespread understanding among the people of this nation, and probably among the people of the world, that there is no safety except through the prevention of war.

Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without being related to you and repeatedly questioning why you're in nonprofit.