We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.

[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.

Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.

Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.

No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.

No nation, no society, no community can hold its head high and claim to be part of the civilized world if it condones the practice of discriminating against one half of humanity represented by women.

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

Life is never free of contradictions

My top most priority is to deal with India's massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.

And how can there be a final revolution? There is no final one. The number of revolutions is infinite.

I've had such a satisfying life professionally and personally. I hope my tombstone says, 'Never boring.'

So we don't need more top-down economics. We've tried that theory. We've seen what happens. We can't afford to go back to it.

I don't shave when I'm not working.

Procrastination is the fear of success.

You're dangerous."he says. Why?" Because you make me believe in the impossible." — Simone Elkeles (Rules of Attraction)

I met a real looker. He picked me up at the two dollar slot machines, so you know he's no cheapskate." Grandma Mazur

If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory.

There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.

For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court