I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.

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

Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.

There are two kinds of laws people are eternally scared of—in-laws and outlaws!

There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself.

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

The best thing about books is that you don’t need passwords to open them and a battery to read them.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.