The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.

We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.

True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.

The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.

We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.

That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty, since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives.

Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.

India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.

The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies - Poverty, unemployment.

Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.

You can cage their wings, you can't cage their spirit.

Sometimes the only way to keep love, is to let it go.

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.

Generally, speed skaters don't run that much. I'm a little bit of an exception in that I run a lot.

I was looking for Simon." Jordan squinted at her. "It's two in the morning." She shrugged. "He's a vampire." "But I'm not.

I certainly have a lot to lament, as do we all, everybody has their griefs. But the griefs we can fix, shouldn't we go around fixing them?

Everyone has some dysfunction in their families. They have to deal with it. You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.

I think that a visual artist's philosophy develops much more freely than a writer's or a thinker's philosophy. It is not so disciplined. The photographer works with both his eyes and his mind.

Miracles arise from conviction. Be convicted about these things: Miracles can happen. Miracles do happen. Love makes them happen.

I was up above it Now I'm down in it.