Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.

The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.

We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.

True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.

The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.

We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.

That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty, since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives.

Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.

India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.

The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies - Poverty, unemployment.

When a husband and wife are concerned only about their own individual desires, the stage is set for conflict.

Haste is of the Devil.

If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.

Let's do something to wake these people up.

Any one may do a casual act of good-nature; but a continuation of them shows it a part of the temperament.

To be a poet is to place pleasure, beauty and sensual delights front and centre, it means having a predilection for debauchery.

There is a little bit of Nils Bohlin in every car.

In my old age, I was at last being permitted to make the discovery that lovemaking gets better and better with time, if it's with someone you care for.

It becomes part of a person's second nature; he belongs to the church, like he belongs to his family, and he does not quit his family because someone in it turns out to be a rascal.

We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.