"Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances."

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose."

"A nation's strength ultimately consist in what it can do on its own and not in what it can borrow from other."

"Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen."

"To become capable, one must have faith in oneself."

"I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation."

"The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive."

"Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision."

"Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something."

"Popularity is not a gurantee of quality."

"A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others."

"I do not like carving the world into segments; we are one world."

"The collective judgment of the electorate must be respected."