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Quotes by Leader

"One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change."

"Terrorism is most serious challenge to open & pluralistic societies.Combating it requires collective effort. We need to target not only the terrorists, but also their entire supporting ecosystem. Our strongest action should be reserved for those state actors who employ terrorism as an instrument of State Policy."

"We are all pencils in the hand of God."

"On completion of my military service, I went back to the factory and to the trade union."

"AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching."

"I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people take their own initiatives, because it is a Lebanon type of situation here."

"True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar, it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring."

"The flow of Ganga adds momentum to the economic pace of the country. Bhagirath brought down the river Ganga for us, but to save it, we need crores of Bhagiraths. Cleaning Ganga cannot be successful without 'Jan Bhagidari'. We all will have to become agents of change to achieve cleanliness."

"I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge."

"Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth."

"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves."

"We were once friends with the whites but you nudged us out of the way by your intrigues, and now when we are in council you keep nudging each other."

"Partition is bad. But whatever is past is past. We have only to look to the future."

"Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness."

"Sense perceptions can be and often are false and deceptive, however real they may appear to us. Where there is realization outside the senses, it is infallible. It is proved not by extraneous evidence but in the transformed conduct and character of those who have felt the real presence of God within."

"The economic links between India and Switzerland countries are strong and vibrant. Many Swiss companies are household names in India. Ties of collaboration in trade, investment, science and technology and skill development benefit both our societies."

"But so far, you know who's been violating the nuclear nonproliferation pact day and night? Those who signed it. Iran, Iraq, Libya and Iran violates it while calling for Israel's destruction and racing to develop atomic weapons to that end."

"It is not what to do, but how much love we put into the doing. We can do not greats, only small things with great love."

"The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day."

"Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them."
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