The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.

It is easier to bridge the oceans that lie between continents than it is to bridge the gap between individuals or the peoples.

My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all embracing. The conception of my patriotism is nothing if it is not always, in every case, without exception, consistent with the broadest good of humanity at large.

You can't hurt me without my permission.

It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words. God did not bear the cross only two thousand years ago. He bears it today, and he dies and is resurrected from day to day. It would be a poor comfort to the world if it had to depend on a historical God who died two thousand years ago. Do not, then, preach the God of history, but show him as he lives today through you.

My mission is to convert every Indian, every Englishman and finally the world to nonviolence for regulating mutual relations, whether political, economic, social or religious.

The only praise I would like and treasure is the promotion of the activities to which my life is dedicated.