A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation

Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.

Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.

Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.

Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would be normal anywhere else.

The pursuit of illusion is not about studying for prizes, or for study's sake. There's no right or wrong, no pass or fail.

My father looked on in disbelief, overwhelmed that his son had been taught to eat glass and relish it.

It is sad to love and be unloved, but sadder still to be unable to love.

Holy Prophet PBUH promulgated a justice system regardless of status of people, yet in Pak the powerful easily escapes.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

Without my family, I'd be something.

I keep some portion of my early gleam; Brokenly bright, like moonbeams on a river, It lights my life, a far illusive dream, Moves as I move, and leads me on forever.

You can register a political objection in a number of ways.

When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention.

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.

Acting isn't for me. I don't like being told what to do. I'm more interested in set design, more visually driven.

Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.