"If God is put up with untouchability, I will not call him God."
"Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it"
"If we trace the history of any nation backward into the past, we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually fade away into impenetrable darkness".
"The problem is not the lack of resources or capability, but the lack of will."
"It may be providence's will that the cause I represent may prosper more by my suffering than by my remaining free."
"Religion and practical life are not different. To take sanyas (renunciation) is not to abandon life. The real spirit is to make the country, your family, and work together instead of working only on your own. The step beyond is to serve humanity and the next step is to serve God."
"Life is all about a card game. Selecting the right card is not in our hands. But playing well with the cards in hand determines our success."