I am influenced more than ever before by the conviction that social equality is the only basis of human happiness.

Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

I shall stick to our vow: never, never under any circumstances, to say anything unbecoming of the other...The trouble, of course, is that most successful men are prone to some form of vanity. There comes a stage in their lives when they consider it permissible to be egotistic and to brag to the public at large about their unique achievements.

I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective.

[Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian religion. It is an essential fundamental principle of all religions, whatever stage of development a society has reached, to sympathize with others and to promote that spirit of equality.

Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.