“In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.”

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.

That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.

I’ve never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don’t allow themselves any other activities.

Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.

Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.

My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.

A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.

It’s the same story as when we nationalized the banks. I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.

The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.

You soon realize that the peak you’ve climbed was one of the lowest, that the mountain was part of a chain of mountains, that there are still so many, so many mountains to climb And the more you climb, the more you want to climb – even though you’re dead tired.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Just when you think you’ve achieved something, you realize you’ve achieved nothing. And still you have to go forward just the same – toward a dream so distant that your road has neither beginning nor end.

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

America’s strength is that it is capable of accepting people into its communities.

When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.

Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.

Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

In particular in how [Barack Obama] has directed what you could describe as patronizing remarks to African-American communities.

Positive psychology is both a movement and a science. The movement involves absolutely anyone who is interested in evidence-based approaches to improving well-being, either for themselves or for their community. I invite you to join this movement!

Community colleges are one of Americas great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.