You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.

People can defame anyone they like, people can write anything they like. But non-accountability is a part of modern Indian culture.

Business and politics have a wholesome and an unwholesome interface. You have to eliminate the unwholesome interface.

In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.

We should not underestimate the ability of people to do wrong if they want to do so.

If we send industrialists to jail, we would be discouraging investment.

In democracy, every election is a learning process. You learn from every election, the one that you win and the one that you lose. And then you prepare for the next one.

We are lucky to have Manmohan Singh as our Prime Minister. We could not have done without a person and leader of the choice as Manmohan Singh, who gets all international attention.

You have to trust your government. Don't let every scar, every wart, every hiccup condemn the whole body.

Saudi Arabia is one of India's most valued strategic partners.

Generally, it is human endeavour to have young people lead, and you see that in public life in the U.S. and everywhere.

Gnan [True Knowledge] means the Guru's experiential talks.

Having friends was really important, wasn't it? Even if sometimes they did stuff which upset you?

Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time.

It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

Every individual human being born on this earth has the capacity to become a unique and special person, unlike any who has ever existed before or ever will exist again.

Delight in splendor is No more than happiness with little: for both Have their appeal.

I like to take advantage of the simple-minded because I can.

If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.

I think that’s what scares me: the randomness of everything. That the people who could be important to you might just pass you by. Or you pass them by.