When a nation is surrounded by weaponized nations, she has to equip herself.
While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.
For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.
When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.
Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.
The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.
Measuring nuclear yield depends on multiple parameters - the location and number of instruments, the geology of the area, the location of the seismic station in relation to the test site.
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
There has to be a global mission of human progress.
There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.
India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.
For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.
When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.
War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.
