A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context.

Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.

Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.

It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.

Independence is a very subjective assessment.

All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.

People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.

In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.

Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.

What we will become depends on us

Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.

You are not born with beauty, your beauty is created by who you are. Your inner beauty is more important than how people see you on the outside.

The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young black woman.

The most reliable components are the ones you leave out.

The Son of God fasted because He knew there were supernatural things that could only be released that way.

I don't want to wear my compositional tools on my sleeve.

Doubt is long-winded. Certainty is brief.

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.

Elizabeth Taylor has a big heart. She recently built a halfway house for girls who don't want to go all the way.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

Engineers use knowledge primarily to design, produce, and operate artifacts. ... Scientists, by contrast, use knowledge primarily to generate more knowledge.