“I am the last Englishman to rule in India.”

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.

The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.

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.

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.

Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.

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.

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.

Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.

I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

Don’t worry about me for a queen not needs a king to rule.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

Rulers who destroy men’s freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms. … They cherish the illusion that they can combine the prerogatives of absolute power with the moral authority that comes from popular assent.

Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.

No national sovereignty rules in outer space. Those who venture there go as envoys of the entire human race. Their quest, therefore, must be for all mankind, and what they find should belong to all mankind.

Making sensible family rules around cell phones and driving is a way to love yourself, your marriage, your children, and the world well.

The only rule is don’t be boring.