My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.

Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.

For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.

A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.

When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!

My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.

We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him.

I've experienced many hardships‚ but mentally‚ I've always been older‚ and that reflects in my actions‚ too.

I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.

A. R. Rahman is truly India's Mozart. His music is celebrated worldwide.

The worst affected from corruption is the common man.

Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...

So many other planets & stars -- could all those stars set over barren planets, beauty wasted? Or, are sunsets witnessed throughout the universe?

Well, most textbooks say language is a mechanism for expressing thought. But language is thought. Thought is information given form. The form is language.

Decision, Decision, Decision!Choices, Choices, Choice.!Decision and choices define life.

And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.

I'm always so surprised when people fill their homes up with stuff.

I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.

I've lived in Egypt among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia.

Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits.

Have common sense and stick to the point.