“That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.”

How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?

The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.

I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.

There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

We would rather starve than sell our national honor.

I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.

The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.

Difficulties can’t be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them. The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It’s all right to fight, yes, but only when it’s possible.

For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.

Popularity is not a gurantee of quality.

As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.

Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.

What goes will come back.

These men are all talk; What is needed is action – action!

If you aren’t where you want to be or you haven’t achieved all you hope to achieve, the reason most likely resides not around you but within you. Take responsibility and then take action.

As long as the government’s actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.

If we define risk as ‘the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,’ inaction is the greatest risk of all.

Win through your actions, never through argument.

To have what few have, do what few do.

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.