By the time I was a young man, I lived with two deep struggles: I longed to become a cricketer, and I performed miserably in school. Cricket and tennis were all that I lived for. In India, this was a formula for failure.

We do our universities a disservice when we brand them as a lost cause. There are some frightfully honest students out there, and when their questions are respectfully dealt with, many admit their vulnerability.

Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing

Our sense of wonder is a blessing from God, given so that we would be continually amazed at His beauty and creation.

We cannot discuss human rights, when we are denying people the right to live.

You can easily substitute the intellect for true devotion. Devotion comes from the heart, and from the will. The intellect, you can cerebrally answer things, but you make a big mistake when that happens.

The loneliest moment in life is when you have just experienced that which you thought would deliver the ultimate, and it has just let you down.