Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.

Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.

With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.

A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you.

Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.

Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.

Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would be normal anywhere else.

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.

My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.

Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.

Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?

I’m not sure how people drink out of skulls, ” Jinx added. Calvin had too many holes in him to make a good cup.

The reality of life is that, your friends can deny you, your family can deny you but God will never deny you.

Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance.

Institutions do live on their history.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

Just so sure as one puts on any old rag, and thinks nobody will come, company is sure to call.

If you know how a man deals with his money, how he gets it, spends it, keeps it, shares it, you know one of the most important things about him.

For India to enter into the race for armaments is to court suicide.

Woodrow Wilson says that if you want to make enemies, try to change something! Well, I think there is an easier way to make enemies: Tell the truths!

Whether you're talking about bees, dogs, or women, pain can come upon you quickly from either one of em.