We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.

Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.

It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.

Independence is a very subjective assessment.

All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.

People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.

In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.

Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.

What we will become depends on us

Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.

The universe conspires to steer one in the direction where one can flourish. Bad or good the experience will be a lesson and a lesson learned is fortune measured by wisdom gained.

I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years.

I was very similar at 19. I wanted something to happen in life, I wanted a bit more. I wanted to find someone who could challenge my ideas. So I definitely tapped into that.

... wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity.

The works of nature first acquire a meaning in the commentaries they provoke.

Cleveland is the place I grew up and lived much of my adult life, so it will always be a part of my soul.

A book's alright when the weather's foul and there's nothing else to do, but why sit and read when the wind is calling your name?

The reasons we can't sleep at night are usually the same reasons we don't truly live during the day.

You don’t choose a story, it chooses you.

Every person's every action has an effect.