Narendra Modi Quotes

Our ancestors used to play with snakes, we play with mouse.

I am not asking for 60 months to sit and enjoy power, but to be the Chowkidaar of the country.

The India-Nepal border should not be a barrier but a bridge which helps bring prosperity to both sides.

Politics is not a profession, it is a service. I want to keep working more for the Nation not because of the designation, but because people of India are my family.

My central focus is creating employment for the ordinary citizen.

If we decide, we can change the pitiable condition of Indian economy. We have to take up the responsibility and show commitment.

India is a youthful country. A country with such a major percentage of youth has the capability to change not only its own, but the fate of the entire world.

We no longer live in a bipolar world. The world is interconnected and interdependent. You will have to connect with everybody at the same time. Even if there are two opposing countries, they will have to be friends. Now the times have changed.

The Indian voter today is very mature. He votes in one fashion in the Lok Sabha elections, he votes in a different manner in the State Assembly elections. We have seen this. In 2014, the General Elections conincided with the Odisha Assembly elections. The same electorate gave one judgement for Odisha and another judgement for Delhi. So this country's voter is very mature and we should trust his maturity.

We did not organize press conferences and talk about fighting against corruption, we acted on the ground and brought changes in the schemes to fight corruption.

For me, the involvement of states in our national effort is not just because of their constitutional and legal responsibilities. It is also stems from a basic management principle. The chances of success are higher when we create a sense of participation for everyone; when we give everyone a stake in success.

Each of has a natural instinct to rise like a flame. Lets nurture that instinct

Technology for me is discover, learn, evolve and implement. It combines 3Ss- speed, simplicity and service. Technology is fast, technology is simple and technology is a brilliant way to serve people. It is also a great teacher. The more we learn about technology and the more we learn through technology, the better it is.

We need efforts to integrate the nation, not divide it. The 2014 elections is about voting for India. It is to decide what kind of India we want to create. So Vote for India. Neither for a person, nor for a party, let us Vote for India.

Today when someone shakes hands with Modi & looks into his eyes, they don't see Modi, but the reflection of 125 crore Indians.

Those who think only for a year, they sow food grains; those who think for a decade, they plant fruits; But those who think for generations, they prepare humans.

India has to fight poverty, Pakistan too has to fight poverty, why don't we come together to fight poverty?

Our diversity is not something that is on paper. It is the manifestation of our strength. It is not only our identity but also our tradition.

BRICS should be driven by 'People to People' contact. It should explore developing innovative mechanisms of Youth engagement.

We do not need committees but we need commitment. The nation is already reeling under the burden of several committees formed in the last decade.

The small countries of the world are as important as the big nations.

A major institutional reform is the move away from merely planning, to transforming India. The setting up of NITI Aayog, is a step in this direction.

I have requested the corporates to evolve plans under corporate social responsibility to build clean toilets specially for girl students in schools. India should learn from foreign countries, where people are disciplined and do not litter in public places.

It is our social responsibility as citizens of India to help fulfil Gandhiji's vision of Clean India, by his 150th birth anniversary in 2019.

I invite you all to participate in Make in India.

Good governance is not fire-fighting or crisis-management. Instead of opting for ad-hoc solutions the need of the hour is to tackle the root cause of the problems.

We belong to a tradition where we treat the entire universe as our family. For me, globalisation is the manifestation of nationalisation. There is no contradiction between the two.

The world measures the government of a nation on the basis of its condition in its own country, on how strong their word is in their own country.

It has become a fashion to declare a package after every crisis. The time has come to pack those who keep giving these packages that don't reach the farmers.

Taking a toddler to school is one of the most satisfying moments in my many years in public life. There is no better joy than laying the foundations of a strong future for these little children.... Friends, let us all become partners in this quest for ensuring education for all!

I salute the poor of our country who have deposited more than Rs 20,000 crore in Jan Dhan Bank Accounts.

BJP is not going to the people only to form a government. We have come to the people to give stability and a development oriented government.

Nation is one. We will not work for Hindus or Muslims, we will work for the people of India.

Let us think about 'zero-defect and zero effect'. Zero defect in production with no adverse effect on the environment.

Digital India' is not an elite concept anymore. We have to use this idea to revolutionize health and education in India.

Desire +Stability = Resolution, Resolution +Hard work=success

When we say Bharat Vijay Rally, we intend to focus on making India emerge victorious over price rise, corruption, unemployment and mis-governance.

There is no need to increase the taxes. India can run without troubling the citizens.

There is no red tapism in my state, only red carpet.

I don't look at sports as something which merely tones up the body. I look at it as a tool of education that stimulates the mind and brings in a culture of discipline.

Every bank should give an economic opportunity to one woman, one dalit or one tribal person to become entrepreneurs. This will create many job opportunities. So this is the basis of my economic philosophy.

If the 21st Century is the era of knowledge and of knowledgeable human-force, then, to extol this force, Gujarat must form a strong bond with books.

I believe that solution to all problems is in development. Development is also the solution to the tension that people talk about.

Fighting Climate Change calls for innovation, cooperation and will power to make the changes that the world needs.

What is Gujarat? You and I are Gujarat, friends! If we read, Gujarat will read. Let us all read. Where there are 5.5 crore Gujaratis, that is my Gujarat and where each Gujarati reads, that is my Vanche Gujarat. Let us move forward with this fervour.

Let the professionals like doctors & engineers teach in schools once a week. Let's make teaching a national movement necessary for Nation building.

I'm fortunate that I was introduced to the world of yoga and pranayama at an early age. That has been very useful to me. I always advise everyone to make this a part of their lives. Sometimes, we notice our mind works on one thing, the body on another, and time brings us in conflict. Yoga synchronizes the heart, the mind, and the body. That is Yoga.

Last year I spoke about Clean India and open defecation, it was criticised then but that has been the main point with which the government has touched the lives of the people.