Development does not start with goods; it starts with people and their education, organization, and discipline. Without these three, all resources remain latent, untapped, potential (Small is beautiful).

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people.

We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unpredictable talents and capabilities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

You must be the change you want in the world.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that represents and enhances the freedom of others.

The only interesting answers are those that destroy the questions.