The longer one doesn't write, the more difficult it is to communicate.

Finally we promised to limit the birth rate. And this you really didn't believe; you smiled scornfully. Well, even in this things have gone well. The fact is that we have grown by over seventy millions in ten years, but it's also true that we have grown less than many other countries, including the countries of Europe.

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

One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

When you govern a country, and especially a country so vast and complex as India, you never arrive at anything.

It's a law of life - check it and you'll see it holds true in every situation of life.

Happiness is such a fleeting point of view - there's no such thing as continual happiness.