What we need is a dialogue amongst civilizations.

[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.

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

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

Music fills the gap between the conscious and the subconscious mind with endless joy and bliss.

Hell is paved with good intentions.

In point of fact magicians appear to have often developed into chiefs and kings.

Once you get on the ship, everything is fine. Once you get on land, everything is not so fine.

We cause our diseases. We are directly responsible for any illness that happens to us.

If God built me a ladder to heaven, I would climb it and elbow drop the world

I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.

Make sure that your song is fun and catchy. Make sure that you enjoy singing, and drink tea.

My favorite type of music to sing is country, and my favorite type of music to listen to is country.

Peace can be a lens through which you see the world. Be it. Live it. Radiate it out. Peace is an inside job.