“Our education system must promote nationalism but should be modern and relevant to contemporary needs.”

Law and order is a state responsibility. I can assure you peace will be maintained in Uttar Pradesh.

Under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, terror camps are being destroyed, which is breaking the back of terrorists and Pakistan.

The tradition that I come from has a great influence on Karnataka. Not just politically – it’s also my social and moral responsibility to draw citizens facing bad governance and lawlessness to a leadership that is capable of delivering good governance and development.

Nobody is allowed to break the law.

Most of the people who oppose idol worshipping belong to TMC.

The Election Commission stopped me from campaigning. I accepted it and reached people through my prayer – in silence. People gave their approval. Praying in silence is important, and this spiritual prayer has paid off.

A victory for the BJP means a victory for prosperity and development.

I don’t have a personal agenda. My priority is expeditious implementation of my party’s manifesto, the Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra.

We must raise resources by curbing wasteful expenditure. That’s why I resolved that the hooter culture, where VIPs are provided red-beacon cars at taxpayers’ expense, must end.

I am not putting a check on anyone. I just have to say that India’s Constitution has given certain rights and freedom to people, but there are some limits, too.

My guide is the Modi government at the Centre. It’s my inspiration. I will follow that.

After Modi became the PM, development happened across the country.

I have said it previously and saying it again. My government will work for betterment of all, irrespective of caste or religion.

Jinnah cannot be honoured in India. He’s responsible for the partition of our country. No Jinnah eulogy is acceptable in India.

The problem is that there are not enough opportunities for the youngsters in U.P. which forces them to migrate. Our aim is to provide employment to 90% youngsters.

The BJP has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and is determined to equip the Indian armed forces with modern and hi-tech equipment and take steps to restrict illegal immigration.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

In many places where coffee is grown, deforestation is a major issue. With Starbucks’ position in the marketplace and the respect and relationships we have, we can – and have, in some cases – been able to educate and influence people.

Something stopped me in school a little bit. Anything that I’m not interested in, I can’t even feign interest.

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.

Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It’s bad business, and it’s bad policy. But we act as if it can’t be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them.

My background was computer science and business school, so eventually I worked my way up where I was running product groups – development, testing, marketing, user education.

It’s a mistake to think that once you’re done with school you need never learn anything new.