“We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.”

Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind] and believe in fraternity, equality and liberty.

I am not going to respect. Gray hairs unless there is wisdom beneath them.

India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities.

Character, courage, industry and perseverance are the four pillars on which the whole edifice of human life can be built and failure is a word unknown to me.

If we cannot agree, let us at any rate agree to differ, but let us part as friends.

No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.

My message to you all is hope, courage and confidence.

Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.

Any idea of a United India could never have worked and in my judgment it would have led us to terrific disaster.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

Religion should not be allowed to come into Politics. Religion is merely a matter between man and God.

My message to you is: build up physical strength not for aggression, not for militarism, but for becoming fighting fit, all your life and all the time in every walk of life of your nation wherever you be and always to be a force for peace, international amity and goodwill.

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

I have full faith in my people that they will rise to every occasion worthy of our past Islamic history, glory and traditions.

Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

You don’t want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.

Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.

I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.

Dear Society’ really is my letter to society where I express the anguish I’ve been caused from such an image-based industry and culture we live in.

All cultures have been mingled forever.

What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure.

Support bacteria – they’re the only culture some people have.