I sincerely believe what happens in India has, I think, lessons, morals for the future evolution of humankind in the 21st century.

[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.

India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.

Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.

Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.

No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.

No nation, no society, no community can hold its head high and claim to be part of the civilized world if it condones the practice of discriminating against one half of humanity represented by women.

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

Life is never free of contradictions

I wouldn't dream of watching motor racing, cycling, or golf - which aren't truly sports anyway.

Becoming is not a contradiction of being but the epiphany of being.

There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.

Consciousness of a fact is not knowing it: if it were, the fish would know more of the sea than the geographers and the naturalists.

You gotta think positive, you know. Make the obstacles opportunities. Thats my philosophy.

I used to date a girl from Buffalo. Why can't I meet a girl with normal parents?

I've been the underdog in my life since I was a kid.

If you can read in the 21st century you own the world.

I think we all want to know that if our lives don't turn out the way we imagine, there's still a purpose.

I'm an animal with you," he murmured. "I want to mark you. I want to possess you so completely there's no separation between us.