Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Information is not knowledge. 

The main task before India today is to consolidate herself into a well-knit and united power.

I deny the very existence of that Almighty Supreme Being.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temple; my philosophy is kindness.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

The innocent will triumph over the crafty on the day of judgement.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.

For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.