We cannot have real independence unless the people banish the touch-me-not spirit from their hearts.

I have called spinning the yajna of this age of India.

The day a woman can walk freely on the roads at night, that day we can say that India has achieved independence

We notice that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied. The more we indulge our passions the more unbridled they become. Our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our indulgences. They saw that happiness was largely a mental condition. A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor.... Millions will always remain poor.

Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

Democracy, disciplined and enlightened, is the finest thing in the world.

I cannot be subservient anywhere.