Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something. You disturb the air as you go forward, you disturb the dust, the ground. You trample upon things. When a whole society moves forward, this trampling is on a much bigger scale; and each thing that you disturb, each vested interest which you want to remove, stands as an obstacle.

Always believe in your dreams, because if you don't, you'll still have hope.

The hater hates not for the sake of hatred but because he wants to drive away from his country the hated being or beings.

The story of Ramakrishna is a story of religion in practice. His life enables us to see God face to face.... In this age of skepticism Ramakrishna presents an example of a bright and living faith which gives solace to thousands of men and women who would otherwise have remained without spiritual light.

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.