“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.”

About 800 million people in India are below the age of 35 years. Their aspirations, energy, enterprise and skills will be the force for India’s economic transformation.

I too was naughty as a child & played pranks. The child within us has to be kept alive because that child keeps us alive.

There is new hope among people that this dispensation can fulfill their aspirations.

I am a small man who wants to do big things for small people.

India is a democratic country & anyone can become a PM.

We belong to a tradition where we treat the entire universe as our family. For me, globalisation is the manifestation of nationalisation. There is no contradiction between the two.

Education does not mean knowledge (gyan) only, it also contains a life within it; it is not an arrangement, it is a duty. It is not merely a means of livelihood; it is the precious treasure of the noble tradition of giving, bestowing.

I haven’t done anything wrong that I need to make up for. I am what I am in front of the world.

Hard work never brings fatigue. It brings satisfaction.

We do not need men and women from other planets to develop India. Our people, our youth are skilled.

Anyone who believes he is bigger than the system is wrong.

If you read the biography of any great man, you will always notice two things: His mother’s contribution in his progress and his teacher’s contribution in his growth and development.

When approached right, citizens never fail to shoulder their responsibilities.

I did not get an opportunity to die for the country, but I have got an opportunity to live for the country.

People say I am lucky. I am lucky indeed because what can be better luck than to have the blessings of 125 crore Indians.

Can we not wage a war and emerge victorious against poverty. Let us defeat poverty.

Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.

One thing will not change – we will be going out to win.

Can I doubt the shape of the earth? Can I judge a minute for lasting sixty seconds, a day for being grey or cold and leaves for falling from trees? Can I speak too loud when I am angry or stay quiet when I disagree? Can I forget about the norms and make some of my own?

The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

You’ve never gone too far that God can’t redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.

Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn’t change.

God does not change – and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born… He loves you now… and He will love you forever.

Accept yourself as you are right now; an imperfect, changing, growing and worthy person.