"My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before."

"I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism."

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

"Non-violence is the weapon of the strong."

"I believe that non-violence is the greatest force in the hands of mankind."

"I am convinced that the law of non-violence has come to stay."