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Quotes by Leader

"To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man."

"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."

"Cleanliness drive is something that has touched every Indian"

"A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery."

"Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive."

"In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty."

"Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion."

"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority."

"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him."

"One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God."

"We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return."

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles."


"The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both."

"The importance of a journey is not measured by the distance covered, but by the destination reached. My international visits may be short. But, the outcomes are substantive and significant."

"There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty."

"I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism."

"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."

"When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity."


"No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion."

"Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult."

"We are willing to take concrete steps to enhance cooperation in cyber security, de-radicalization and Counter Terrorism."

"Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions."

"According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings."

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."

"I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians."

"I can tell you one thing, Iran is closer to developing nuclear weapons today than it was a week ago, or a month ago or a year ago. It's just moving on with its efforts."


"When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete."

"I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously."

"We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient."

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

"I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say."

"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic."

"I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self."

"Give water to the farmers of this country and see the wonders they can do. Through the Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, we want to ensure that water reaches every village across the length and breadth of the country."
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