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

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.