Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.
Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.
Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.