Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

My only desire is that India should be a good producer and no one should be hungry, shedding tears for food in the Country.

Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.

this unprecedented juncture in our history I have a word for you. Do not be disheartened by our temporary defeat ; be cheerful and optimistic. Above all, never lose your faith in the destiny of India. There is no power on earth which can keep India in bondage. India will be free and, that too, soon. JAl HIND"

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

History is a thing of the past!

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

I was always fascinated by engineering. Maybe it was an attempt maybe to get my father's respect or interest, or maybe it was just a genetic love of technology, but I was always trying to build things.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

Japan's very interesting. Some people think it copies things. I don't think that anymore. I think what they do is reinvent things. They will get something that's already been invented and study it until they thoroughly understand it. In some cases, they understand it better than the original inventor.