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.

 Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better. 

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Information is not knowledge. 

Action expresses priorities.

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.

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.

In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.