The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.

Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind.

Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

You can't let the truth bring out the worst and let it get the best of you.

Oftentimes in reality, the genius is in the position of the antihero. Neither the good guys nor the bad guys really trust him because his truth is universal.

Great minds think alike because a greater Mind is thinking through them.

I've come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I'm just 'being', and without question, by default, it works.

When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction.

I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism - one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded.

When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.

With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing.

Some people meet you for a reason, while others meet you to stay there in your life.

Your vision will determine your future, mirror only helps you to see your ugly or beautiful face, but only the vision you have can take you far beyond your expectations and imaginations in life.

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night

Indian food is like classical music raga- it takes time to build up to a crescendo.

Personally, its a comfort and happiness to know that my work is taken seriously and is not marginalised and put in a box of ethnic immigrant writing in America.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

Indians chase the vision, white men chase the dollar.

Equality of opportunity is the essence of social justice.

Love takes nothing: how can it take something? Everything belongs to it. It does not say, "This is mine! And this is mine!" But it says: "This is yours!"

Excellently observed", answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden.