There is one taboo against meat-eating. It divides Hindus into vegetarians and flesh eaters. There is another taboo which is against beef eating. It divides Hindus into those who eat cow's flesh and those who do not.

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection. 

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.

We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

Compassion can make friends out of enemies.

Religion is a matter of faith. Science has to face challenges at every step.

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving people... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.