There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThose who boast are seldom the great.
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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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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The Ganga to me is the symbol of India’s memorable past which has been flowing into the present and continues to flow towards the ocean of the future.
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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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Those who boast are seldom the great.
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People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it
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History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors’ version is given prominence and holds the field.
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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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I do not attach much importance to America’s bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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A country is known by the way it treats its animals.
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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A tyrst with destiny – A the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life and Freedom.
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A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.
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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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It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
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You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
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What we need is a generation of peace.
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I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all.
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