I certainly think the antagonism came out of a mistaken notion amongst the Indian people that the Chinese aggressed on us, and they thought, Indian people

India was not a pacifist country at all. India placed great emphasis on the higher value on... on violence. But it was never a substitute for not doing anything, or for cowardice.

I allow my inner joy wellspring to be unbounded and free, to power me up, and to keep me radiantly healthy!

Any food that refuses to digest in your body is unwanted for your health

Nonfiction. I didn’t choose it as much as it chose me. It squatted and birthed me one raw winter day then jerked me up and set me to scribing.

Every person, every race, every nation, has its own particular keynote which it brings to the general chord of life and of humanity.

There is no question about that. Business is my hobby. It is not a burden to me. In any case Reliance now can run without me.

I'm happy not knowing. Most of the time (except when I'm a neurotic mess about uncertainty) I feel glad that the horizon is a mystery.

What stays with me most is a general sense of loss, unease, and longing for the past that cannot be relieved.

Even though we were all celebrities to a certain extent, we all looked at each other as family.

They give us access to another world, they give us access to dreams. It's our way of living in a different realm for a short period of time - and how beautiful is that?

I asked for nothing from Theresa [May]. She asked for nothing from me. That's not the way we work.