Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?