We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities.

I want to succeed. And I want to succeed in the best way possible, without caring whether people call my actions leftist or rightist.

[Visiting Richard Nixon] useful only to me. The experience taught me that when people do something against you, that something always turns out in your favor.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.

Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.

I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.

All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride that surprised even me. Then even the political parties, all of them, even the deputies in Parliament, said no: it's better to die of hunger than be taken for a nation of beggars.