In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.

 In a theist state, religion affects even atheists!

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

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.

The future of 3D will be defined by TV.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

By common endeavour we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities.

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.