The speaker cut short his speech not because he was asked to, but because he suddenly realised that he had nothing more to say!

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?

If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins.

I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Storytelling is storytelling. You still play by the same narrative rules. The technology is completely different. I don't use one piece of technology that I used when I started directing.

The nations that in fettered darkness we. Crave thee to lead them where great morning break.

I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.