Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

A good conscience is the best divinity.