“Religion to me is devotion to work and devotedly working is being religious.”

If our country has to reach its economic goals, it cannot happen with half its population shut behind doors.

We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates – ­which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing.

Dignity of labour has to be our national duty; it has to be a part of our nature.

Our ancestors used to play with snakes, we play with mouse.

There can be no better place than India to manufacture, expand, and grow.

Cleaning up the country cannot be the sole responsibility of sweepers. Do citizens have no role in this? We have to change this mindset.

It is India’s responsibility to display its strength to the World through knowledge and innovations.

I am proud to be from an ideology. Our ideology is that the Nation is bigger than party. We will live and die for the nation. Our ideology is not about aspiring for posts, it’s based of sacrifice.

Secularism is not only in our constitution but also in our veins. We worship Mother Nature too. We believe that the world is our family.

The importance of a journey is not measured by the distance covered, but by the destination reached.

One should play and sweat. Life shouldn’t be bogged down by books.

Our demographic dividend is our strength. The youth have what it takes to engage with the latest technology.

The wealth that increases by giving, That wealth is knowledge and is supreme of all possessions.

Ethics and Equity are at the core of debate of climate change. Debate has to move from Climate Change to Climate Justice.

Good roads, good houses, adequate electricity, good schools or good hospitals in the village are indeed, the parameters of progress. However, in my view, 100 percent literate village is the true symbol of real progress.

Social media changed my thought process and connected me to the rest of the world. And as I started connecting, the world started accepting me as I was. Nothing could be more satisfying.

If we change our energy, then reality will be what we choose to create.

You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping stones and climb to new heights.

If you focus on goals, you may hit goals – but that doesn’t guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals.

If you really want to be successful, stop worrying about what you can get and start focusing on what you can do.

The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

Change is the nature of life but challenge is the future of life. So challenge the changes. Never change the challenges.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.