“Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.”

Education should serve to enlarge the vision and broaden the outlook of the people.

The universe is a great university.

It is only in the depths of silence that the voice of God can be heard.

Science without discrimination Human existence without discipline Friendship without gratitude Music without melody A society without morality and justice Cannot be of benefit to the people.

A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.

Education is not acquisition of burdensome information regarding objects and men. It is the awareness of the immortal spirit within, which is the spring of joy, peace and courage.

Whatever creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration.

Humility, reverence, compassion, forbearance, sacrifice and self-control are the qualities that reveal the outcome of the true education.

What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past.

Education must award self-confidence, the courage to depend on one’s own strength.

The ideal of service and the urge to practice it form the very heart of education.

The end of knowledge is wisdom The end of culture is perfection The end of wisdom is freedom The end of education is character. And character consists of eagerness to renounce one’s selfish greed.

Education must open the eyes and enable them to recognise the One behind the many.

Character is the most precious gift of education.

True education consists in the cultivation of the heart.

Selfless service alone gives the needed strength and courage to awaken the sleeping humanity in one’s heart.

Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It’s the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.

It’s scary to imagine yourself failing. But I do know that in Bollywood, every Friday changes your destiny, and unfortunately, every Friday also changes the way people look at you.

Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.

The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.

There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn’t bother to change while there are women like that around.

I love my life so much. I wouldn’t change anything.

We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it’s only us. And we’re only responsible to make ourselves happy.

People who don’t know me are so negative about me. When they finally meet me, they change that negative into a positive.