Riots happen because rationale is eclipsed by revenge.

Taj Mahal was built as a team; without a team, it was a far dream.

Cultures should not be like water that dissolves them evenly, but like colours that stand out distinctly.

Earth does not need you, you need the earth. To save yourself, save the earth.

A true friend is someone who knows what you want before you ask for it.

Imagine a man without lungs. Imagine earth without Amazon rainforest.

3 P’s are my soulmates: Pain, Prose and Poetry.

Winners are those who defeat defeat.

When you are in need, you are all alone indeed!

Your existence depends on what you have, not what you are.

Always ask, ‘Do you love me?’ before saying, ‘I love you.

Laughter is the hand of God on the shoulder of a troubled world.

It's difficult to cope with the infinite variety of the past, and so we apply filters and settle on a few famous names.

Anybody can act violently--there is nothing to it, but not every person is able to destroy his enemy with words.

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.

Happiness of any given life is to be measured, not by its joys and pleasures, but by the extent to which it has been free from suffering-from positive evil.

I would guess, I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders.

Warden Baggett, thank you so much. You have been so good to me. I love all of you very much. I will see you all when you get there. I will wait for you.

It's that transformative nature of love and music and yoga that really inspires me.

I am feeling as if my parents are my children. I'm extremely protective about both of them while on the set

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background.