We must rush to the aid of the helpless - we must rush to the aid of the discriminated - we must rush to the aid of the segregated - we must rush to the aid of the alienated.

Society teaches you to find joy in the benefit of the self, as a result everyone grows up to be miserable, for the more you seek joy for yourself the more joy runs away from you, but the moment you forget the self and walk down the path of service to benefit others, joy comes running after you.

Anybody can draw courage from a hundred people, but when a hundred people draw courage from you, that's greatness.

You know what the world needs – the world needs thunder-nerves that strike at the sight of injustice and volcanic veins that erupt at the sight of discrimination.

I am nothing, I am the servant of people, my interest is in benefiting others, my life is their keepsake'.

Your heart holds the power to build a thousand civilizations, won't you build just one my friend!

If you are my allies - if you are my sisters and brothers, then you won't have anything to do with greed and possessions - society must be your highest concern.

The question is not how long will you live, the question is, if you die tomorrow, will your name be alive even after a hundred years!

A long time ago, when I first went up on stage to deliver a talk in front of some pretty influential people, my father asked me after the event, "weren't you afraid to speak in front of all those bigshots", to which I replied, "are you ever afraid to speak in front of me - then how can I be afraid of speaking in front of them, when I consider them all my children".