... where does strength come from? It is not muscle strength any more. It is not also mere intellectual strength. What is strength? Strength is the support of the people.

When one has had a life as difficult as mine, one doesn't worry about how others will react.

In India people can't stomach this attitude of mine, and when I say, 'Hurry up, let's get to the point,' they feel hurt.

My father was a saint. He was the closest thing to a saint that you can find in a normal man.

Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.

I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger...well, one must risk the danger.

If by happiness you mean ecstasy ... Yes, I've known ecstasy, and it's a blessing to be able to say it because those who can say it are very few. But ecstasy doesn't last long and is seldom if ever repeated.