More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.

The West remains obsessed by the caste system.

I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early.

Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much in this country, even though I remain a Westerner.

I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family.

Many live in the ivory tower called reality; they never venture on the open sea of thought.

Also I have an interest in spirituality and it opens-up so many different areas of Indian life.

Once trust is built, distance cannot kill it. Time and space alone cannot destroy authentic connection.

You know, " he said, his voice making me feel cold in spite of the heat, "this city can get ahold of you and pull you back no matter how hard you try to climb out. Like a grave.

A number I'd love to know: the % of those now saying 'we have to vote Obama to stop an attack on Iran' who will support one if Obama does it.

Losing their names, these things underwent a process of uncreation.

The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error.

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.

Out of all of the stuff I have done in my whole 12 years, the Mistress series I and II are the most enjoyable processes I've ever been through and definitely, I'm most proud of that music.

And suddenly, just like that, hope became knowledge. I was going to win. It was just a matter of when.

To study music, we must learn the rules. To create music, we must break them.

The problem of restoring to the world original and eternal beauty is solved by redemption of the soul.