“Mahatma Gandhi never compromised on cleanliness. He gave us freedom. We should give him a clean India.”

Don’t dream to be something but rather dream to do something great.

Good governance depends on ability to take responsibility by both administration as well as people.

The world used to think we are a land of snake charmers and black magic. But our youth has surprised the world with its IT [information technology] skills. I dream of a digital India.

It is important how we view the youth of our nation. To simply consider them as new age voters will be a big mistake. They are the new age power.

As students I am sure you have several dreams. If you are determined to move ahead nothing can stop you. Our youth are talented.

A youthful nation like ours must leave an impact in the entire world.

If our country has to reach its economic goals, it cannot happen with half its population shut behind doors.

We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates – ­which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing.

Dignity of labour has to be our national duty; it has to be a part of our nature.

Our ancestors used to play with snakes, we play with mouse.

There can be no better place than India to manufacture, expand, and grow.

Cleaning up the country cannot be the sole responsibility of sweepers. Do citizens have no role in this? We have to change this mindset.

It is India’s responsibility to display its strength to the World through knowledge and innovations.

I am proud to be from an ideology. Our ideology is that the Nation is bigger than party. We will live and die for the nation. Our ideology is not about aspiring for posts, it’s based of sacrifice.

Secularism is not only in our constitution but also in our veins. We worship Mother Nature too. We believe that the world is our family.

The importance of a journey is not measured by the distance covered, but by the destination reached.

You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it. Then you’ll get it. It’s the only way you’ll get it.

If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

A republican government should be based on free and equal education among the people.

I have heard their groans and sighs, and seen their tears, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

He who would be free must strike the first blow.

To no form of religion is woman indebted for one impulse of freedom.