Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.

Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders

Life is what happens in-between the mother and the sister

The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.

People from North India are generally known to be aggressive and emotional.

There are two bowlers who I think are very tough to play against - Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel.

Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career - which is very short.

I feel only my friends and family need to know what is happening in my personal life.

I don't think one can question MS' leadership.

I'm not someone who sits at home and doesn't like to go out, doesn't like to watch movies. I like to live my life.

Don’t put all of your focus on dating. Typically, if you’re involved in outside activities and causes that you are passionate about, chances are that you’re meeting people with similar interests.

Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.

I think even when I was little there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist.

Love is like quicksilver in the hand.

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

To create the life you deserve, you have to go after it. The universe that you inhabit flows from you - you don't flow from it.

The chief service I owe you, O God, is that every thought and word of mine should speak of you.

Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

It feels strange to have spent much time wishing for something, for someone and then one day, suddenly, to just stop.

I realize that I really have to make music work for me as a career because I can't do anything else.