Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much in this country, even though I remain a Westerner.

The West remains obsessed by the caste system.

I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early.

More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.

I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family.

Many live in the ivory tower called reality; they never venture on the open sea of thought.

Also I have an interest in spirituality and it opens-up so many different areas of Indian life.

There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man.

The stars, he said, were actually souls, all the souls that were too restless to be locked up in heaven. They were so restless that God let them stay outside at night to play.

The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.

Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.

It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create.

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway.

I realize now what a great job my wife Michelle did, not only in raising our children, Melissa, Amy, Dustin, and Jenna, but in taking care of me.

Once you've had your life burn down, it takes time to be a Phoenix.

Excel and you will get a mentor.

Being busy does not always mean real work.