You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership.
Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and engagement of all.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies government.
Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
Don’t look for big things, just do small things with great love. The smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.
Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.