Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.

A teacher should have a creative mind.

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquire knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliban, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.