I cannot believe there is caste system in society; I cannot believe people are judged on the basis of their prosperity.

I want to be the best, it's not about the ranking, it's about being consistent.

My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I dont, I learn from the match and move on.

Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness.

Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments.

I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything.

Badminton is not as glamorous as cricket.

My hero is Roger Federer.

I am a huge Bollywood fan, and my favourite actor of all time is Shah Rukh Khan.

I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.

After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.

at least a fifth of all mammalian species are bats.

Cheating gets easier every time it's done. It's only hard the first time, when one feels the sting of morality and the guilt of betraying someone's trust.

Yonder are the Hessians. They were bought for seven pounds and tenpence a man. Are you worth more? Prove it. Tonight the American flag floats from yonder hill or Molly Stark sleeps a widow!

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

If there be any one habit which more than another is the dry rot of all that is high and generous in youth, it is the habit of ridicule.

It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time.

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.

No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true.

I simply channeled a character, this time I allowed the character to inhabit me.

For a small investment today we could be creating something that our grandchildren will thank us for