In an underdeveloped society, the first anxiety is of infant mortality. In an advanced one it is to keep alive the aged.

In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.

No one wanted that marriage, no one. Even Mahatma Gandhi wasn't happy about it. As for my father...it's not true that he opposed it, as people say, but he wasn't eager for it. I suppose because the fathers of only daughters would prefer to see them get married as late as possible.

Sometimes we hurt one another without realizing it.

To become our enemies - what an absurdity. A crazy absurdity when you stop to think that we, Muslims and Hindus, had conducted the struggle for independence together.

I don't care if I remain prime minister. I'm only interested in doing a good job as long as I'm capable and for as long as I don't get tired.

This is also something I've learned from experience. Didn't they perhaps give us the vote because we went too far?