British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.

If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better.

I determined to make my peace with Islam, even at the cost of my pride. Those who were surprised and displeased by what I did perhaps failed to see that ... I wanted to make peace between the warring halves of the world, which were also the warring halves of my soul.

We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about violent reactions.

I'm no friend of Tony Blair's and I consider the Middle East policies of the United States and the UK fatal.

There are two things in Indian history - one is the incredible optimism and potential of the place, and the other is the betrayal of that potential - for example, corruption. Those two strands intertwine through the whole of Indian history, and maybe not just Indian history.

Too many people spouting too many words, and in the end those words will turn to bullets and stones.