“Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.”

“I'm not an expert on the arms race.”

“Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.”

“There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.”

“If you want to shine like the sun, first burn like the sun.”

“Mercutio: "If love be rough with you, be rough with love.”

“The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.”

“To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set your own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.”