There is not one Indian in the whole of this country who does not cringe in anguish and frustration because of these textbooks. There is not one Indian child who has not come home in shame and tears.

People are lucky and unlucky ... according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

National boundaries these days are not that important because of transformative technological development. Now we are talking about the fourth industrial revolution.

Better freedom and a chilly road than a warm hearth and servitude.

Let me posses what I now have, or even less, so that I may enjoy my remaining days, if Heaven grant any to remain.

I'm not sure that you can say definitively that some roles are better filled by consultants, but I would say that some projects are better handled by consultants.

Not only is America a country where torture is now policy. It's now outsourced. It's given to companies at a cost-plus basis. It's a triple whammy of surreal, absolute madness.

When I was the first time for a job in New York, I saw Natalia Vodianova on an oversized billboard in Times Square on a Calvin Klein billboard.

My mother has become my daughter and I've become her guardian.

I look for lessons in every experience. It adds to my leadership abilities.

I never want someone to come out of one of my films and say, "Damn. I wasted an hour and a half of my life." I'm trying to avoid that.