"Somebody had said how only 15 paisa of the one rupee sent from the Centre reached the intended beneficiaries. The job of a leader isn't just to diagnose the disease but to treat it"

"Information, education, skills, healthcare, livelihood, financial inclusion, small and village enterprises, opportunities for women, conservation of natural resources, distributed clean energy - entirely new possibilities have emerged to change the development model."

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

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

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

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind."