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Quotes by Indian Authors

"Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny."


"At sixteen, you still think you can escape from your father. You aren't listening to his voice speaking through your mouth, you don't see how your gestures already mirror his; you don't see him in the way you hold your body, in the way you sign your name. You don't hear his whisper in your blood."

"From the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean, from deserts to rainforests, we are one nation with one heart. Proud to be Indian today and always!"

"You are my heart, my soul, and my everything. Wishing you a very Happy Valentine's Day!"

"One doesn't make art for other people, even though I am very concerned with the viewer."

"Don't be angry at life. It is not life that is frustrating you, it is you who are not listening to life."

"May Lord Ganesha bless you with boundless joy, wisdom, and prosperity. Have a delightful Ganesh Chaturthi filled with endless blessings."

"May the tricolor always fly high, symbolizing our unity and pride. Happy Independence Day to all Indians!"

"My love for you is endless. Happy Valentine's Day to the one who holds my heart!"

"People in the world ask for forgiveness, but [true] 'pratikraman' does not happen by doing that. That is like when people casually say 'sorry' or 'thank you'. There is no significance in that; the significance is of 'alochana-pratikraman-pratyakhyan' (acknowledgement of the mistake, repentance and asking for forgiveness for the mistake, remorse and avowal not to repeat the mistake, respectively)."

"My aim is to reform to transform. For me, reforms are those policies that transform the lives of ordinary citizens. In the last two years, we have taken a comprehensive package of reforms which go beyond more economic reforms."


"Culture change means we will do things differently."

"You are my heart's only desire. Forever and always, I love you."

"If you love yourself, you love others. If you hate yourself, you hate others."


"In our business, things look like a failure until they're not. It's pretty binary transitions."


"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war."


"I will talk about two sets of things. One is how productivity and collaboration are reinventing the nature of work, and how this will be very important for the global economy. And two, data. In other words, the profound impact of digital technology that stems from data and the data feedback loop."

"Your pride will be uprooted when a person who insults you appears to be your benefactor. The person who insults should be considered a benefactor, instead people get depressed when they are insulted."

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

"Be the master of your own destiny, not a victim of circumstances."

"Love is something totally new every day, but pleasure is not, pleasure has continuity. Love is always new, and therefore it is its own eternity."

"As the U.S. businesses search for new areas of economic growth, markets for their goods, a pool of skilled resources, and global locations to produce and manufacture, India could be their ideal partner. India's strong economy, and growth rate of 7.6% per annum, is creating new opportunities for our mutual prosperity."

"Each day I wake up with a naive perspective of life and universe, and walk towards understanding a little more about the true nature of human perception with all its vivacious nuances and behavioral expressions."


"Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don't learn. So the last part to me is the key, especially if you have had some initial success. It becomes even more critical that you have the learning 'bit' always switched on."

"Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered."

"Flaw laden intellect shows faults in others. If you deviate even slightly in the wrong direction, you will see everyone at fault."

"Not exactly but I get inspiration from stories which are unconventional."


"Sow the seeds of discipline, cultivate the fields of unity, and harvest the fruits of a prosperous nation."

"Our feet are grape-squashed in memoriesour skins are still flushedfrom the touch of summer's lips."
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