All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.

If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation.

I care so deeply about this matter that I'm willing to take on the legal penalties, to sit in this prison cell, to sacrifice my freedom, in order to show you how deeply I care. Because when you see the depth of my concern, and how civil I am in going about this, you're bound to change your mind about me, to abandon your rigid, unjust position, and to let me help you see the truth of my cause.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

Ahimsa must express itself through acts of selfless service of the masses.

Man is neither mere intellect not the gross animal body, nor the heart or soul alone.

I may have become Christian, were it not for Christians.