I am the captain of my soul.

No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.