I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

This is a world of action, and not for mopping and drowning in.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

A statement is persuasive and credible either because it is directly self-evident or because it appears to be proved from other statements that are so.

Our entire family is replete with sentiments of patriotism. Uncle Swarna Singh left for his heavenly abode in jail in 1910, two or three years after my birth. Uncle Ajit Singh is leading the life of an exile in foreign countries.

Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act.

But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

There is nothing called a dead-end. The option of U-turn is always open.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishmonent and the other by acts of love. Power based  love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.