When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

L. Ram Saran Das was sentenced to death in 1915, and the sentence was later commuted to life transportation. Today myself, sitting in the condemned cell, I can let the readers know as authoritatively that the life-imprisonment is comparatively a far harder lot than that of death.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism in a politics of hope?

I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news. 

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

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.  

A jug fills drop by drop.

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

A plane is always safe on the ground but it’s not made for that. Always take some meaningful risks in life to achieve great heights.

It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.