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

Not to believe in the possibility of permanent peace is to disbelieve in the Godliness of human nature.

Our nonviolence vis-а-vis the British Government has been the nonviolence of the weak.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

Man is not to drown himself in the well of the Shastras, but he is to dive in their broad ocean and bring out pearls.

I would rather drown myself in the waters of the Sabarmati than harbour hate or animosity in my heart.

Every woman will tell the curious that with the disappearance of the spinning wheel vanished India's happiness and prosperity.