I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.  

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

We forge the chains we wear in life.

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. 

I believe in being an innovator.

There is no end to the adventure that we can have if only we seek them with your eyes open.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.