A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly that it is the Samskrit language and literature and all that it contains. This is a magnificent inheritance and so long as this endures and influences the life of our people, so long will the basic genius of India continue. If our race forgot the Buddha, the Upanishads and the great epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), India would cease to be India .

People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.