I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.

The challenge for each one of you is to take up these ideals of tolerance and respect for others and put them to practical use in your schools, your communities and throughout your lives.

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.

The question of education has nothing to do with the question of the vote. On numerous occasions it has been proved in history that people can enjoy the vote even if they have no education.

A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of.

We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.