“The future has to be lived before it can be written about.”

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth.

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.

Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The light has gone out of our lives.Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it. For that light represented the living truth.

The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.

I am the last Englishman to rule in India.

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Devotion, fervor, longing! Those are my pillars. We have to be the bridge to the future.

Have you never heard what the wise men say: all of the future exists in the past.

Play on the frontiers of technology. Be ahead of the tomorrows.

There’s a lot more future in hamburgers than in baseball.

The most frequent cause of regret for what we have done is because its effects interfere with what we would do.

The tyranny that now exists is actual. That which may exist in the future is potential. If we are always to draw back from change with the thought that the change may be for the worse, then there is no hope at all of ever escaping injustice.

When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.

Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.