One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and then refuse to see the logical consequences of that position, let alone following them out in action.

religion is for man and not man for religion

If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.

Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.

Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.

Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.

Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.

A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.

Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard by which to measure.

Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle.... Goats are used for sacrificial offerings and not lions.

For every summer & every summer after.Promise your-self to bare a bit more.To take things to a new level.To reinvent. To reflect back.To keep things humble.To tie up loose ends &Let the Sparks Fly...

Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate, Hate of my sin, grounded on sinful loving,

On the wall of Amshad's office there was a poster that made me laugh: DO NOT GIVE ME A BANGLE, GIVE ME A PEN. Well-meaning charities often train illiterate slum women to make cheap trinkets.

INTERPRETER, n. One who enables two persons of different languages to understand each other by repeating to each what it would have been to the interpreter's advantage for the other to have said.

You can look at a monkey and see that there is more than a five percent difference in DNA.

We can certainly go further than cats, but why should it be that our brains are somehow so suited to the universe that our brains will be able to understand the deepest workings?

I always second-guess what I am doing.

I do consider my engaged poetry as a personal mission, a duty toward a society which evolves into a system of control of consciences: one even becomes a suspect for not thinking correctly!

I love live theater; I like the relationship between the show and the audience. That's my comfort zone, but more than anything, it's what makes me happy.

But my drive to win is so great ... I just step over that line. ... It's very embarrassing, ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.'