I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.

The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.

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

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. 

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.

Religion is a matter between the man and his Maker. 

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Looks like slavery was in always in the human DNA. Why else do we find people subduing others and others willing to slog for their masters?

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in the world.

You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.