I built a steel plant from the grassroots, so I learned all the nuts and bolts. When there was a problem, I would be able to guide them, though I am not a technical person.

I always loved my bangles, I can't remember a time when I didn't have a bangle on.

To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures.

The more we sweat, the less we bleed.

I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.

Freedom is not for the timid.

At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away.

One can argue that in the context of history a few years do not matter. But we live in an age in which every moment counts heavily and the price of delay is human lives.

Where is it written that a smart woman can't also be stacked?

Jail is a good experience but it has its drawbacks ... all the disadvantages of married life with none of its compensations.

sacrifice' was often a cloak for many actions that did not always stem from the highest motives.

the basic principle of capitalism: that the penalties (losses) no less than the rewards (profits) of risk taking shall go to those who embark on a productive venture.

I place a lot of emphasis on process and revision because I believe that all of my students can become better writers through hard work.

NUTHIN' more fun than Rock n' Roll!

Boxing is what pays my bills.

It costs more to doe ill then to doe well. [It costs more to do ill than to do well.]

The weight is just a tool. Do you focus on the hammer or the nail? You better focus on the thing you're trying to hit.

Singing becomes a form of therapy.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

Revolution begins with the self, in the self.... We'd better take the time to fashion revolutionary selves, revolutionary lives, revolutionary relationships. Mouth don't win the war.

If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy.