A data scientist is that unique blend of skills that can both unlock the insights of data and tell a fantastic story via the data.

Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people at large must come together to achieve this national objective.

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

Women have talent and intelligence but due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality.

All issues, therefore, must be resolved through dialogue and there can be no place for violence. Negativity and rejection cannot be the path for a vibrant country that is moving to seek its destiny.

Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.

It is an ideology born out of hatred and its adherents belong to no religion, culture or civilisation.

If you can’t measure it, you can’t fix it.

India-Seychelles relations have been characterized by close friendship, understanding and cooperation.

Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition.

Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.

Everyone should keep a dream journal, did you know that?

Only the one who does not question is safe from making a mistake.

It requires bravery to do something no one else around you is doing.

The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably.

It is said that dispensing advice is easy. What is difficult is getting anyone to listen to it.

This was the ultimate form of ostentation among technology freaks - to have a system so complete and sophisticated that nothing showed; no machines, no wires, no controls.

I wanted to apprentice myself to the dailiness of the war's beginning phase. It's truer and more frightening that way - when you're afloat on a little dingy in the midst of it all.

At the end of the day, we're all judged by those we leave behind.

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.