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

I would like to ask a question. Would this sort of war or savage bombing which has taken place in Vietnam have been tolerated for so long, had the people been European?

When it's impossible, it's better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.

I was a welfare worker for the Indian Council for Child Welfare. I'll tell you a story. Rajiv was only four years old at that time, and was going to kindergarten. One day the mother of one of his little friends came to see us and said in a sugary voice, 'Oh, it must be so sad for you to have no time to spend with your little boy!' Rajiv roared like a lion: 'My mother spends more time with me than you spend with your little boy, see! Your little boy says you always leave him alone so you can play bridge!' I detest women who do nothing and they play bridge.

To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.

It was the very fact that no one ever imposed anything on me or tried to impose himself on the others.

Now I don't get upset by unpleasant things, I don't play the victim, and I'm always ready to come to terms with life.