A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUMost things, except agriculture, can wait.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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The light has gone out of our lives.Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it. For that light represented the living truth.
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”
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History is the record of human progress, a record of the struggle of the advancement of the human mind, of the human spirit, towards some known or unknown objective.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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