While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Buruma is wise to recommend a balance of concessions and coordination in order to avoid war.

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues. That is all.

Leadership is the ability of a single individual through his or her actions to motivate others to higher levels of achievement.

When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn't right.

There is no comparison: The money is over here and the love is over there. But the love is the most important thing.

God is omnipresent; even a pebble in the Narmada can represent Him and serve as an object of worship.

If you want to own the Sun, you must first understand candle.

'Chappie' would be like 'RoboCop,' but hilarious. If you mixed 'Robocop' with 'E.T.' and it was... funny, that's what it is.

Oh, the brave Music of a distant drum!