Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.

India has two million gods, and worships them all. In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire.

Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.

Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt.

Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

Data is like garbage. You'd better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.

I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies in my house in a spirit of hatred, exasperation and contempt. My praise to God for all his works was dishonest, the act of killing the fly was honest.