Peace we want because there is another war to fight against poverty, disease and ignorance.

We do not wish to impoverish the environment any further, and yet we cannot for a moment forget the grim poverty of large numbers of people. Are not poverty and need the greatest polluters?

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.

One must beware of this ministers who can do nothing without money and those who want to do everything with money.

There are only moments of happiness -- from contentment to ecstacy.

Naturally, if the Americans had fired a shot, if the Seventh Fleet had done something more than sit there in the Bay of Bengal...yes, the Third World War would have exploded. But, in all honesty, not even that fear occurred to me.

In today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.

This is why we feel that democracy's important: because democracy allows you to have small explosions and therefore avoid the bigger explosions.

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.

Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.

I don't care if I remain prime minister. I'm only interested in doing a good job as long as I'm capable and for as long as I don't get tired.

Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others.

In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved.

As I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.

There are millions of people in the world but most of them just drift along, afraid of death and even more afraid of life.

The civil servant is primarily the master of the short-term solution.

My son had nothing to do with policy or decision making, nor did I discuss the elections or any other matter with him.

Ability is not always gauged by examination.

I think I'm cold, indeed icy, hard. Then there's another reason, one that goes with my frankness: I don't put on act.

Wearing khadi was a badge of honour. It was something one was proud to do.