Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Unpopular but right is what you're going for.

Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.

It can be tough to stand alone for something you believe in.

I would rather be in minority and be right, than in the majority and wrong.

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.

I just did what I did and I still am. It makes you unpopular, maybe for a lifetime, but I'd rather do that than be popular and doubt what I am.

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it.

Truth is the most bitter to accept, swallow and digest it. The moment you speak truth, you lose your popularity. But I don't care.

It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

Long ago I ceased to count heads. Truth is usually in the minority in this evil world.

I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.

I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone.

I'm not afraid of making big and sometimes unpopular calls if they're the right thing to do.

My purity manifests itself in countless ways, including an utter inability to sit idly when exposed to attacks on truth, reason, logic, and/or individual dignity.

Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.

There is nothing so inconvenient in this world as an absolutely truthful person, who can both speak and write, and has the courage of his convictions. One can always arrange matters with liars ... But with the man or woman who holds truth dearer than life, and honor more valuable than advancement, there is nothing to be done, now that governments cannot insist on the hemlock-cure, as in the case of Socrates.

It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue

I stand for truth. Truth will never ally itself with falsehood. Even if all the world should be against me, Truth must prevail in the end.

I would rather stand alone in the light of truth than in the crowd filled with error.

I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity

Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that's the hard work of standing up for what you see.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.