“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.”

“Try viewing everyone who comes into your life as a teacher.”

“I'm convinced that some of our greatest and most influential teachers show up in our lives disguised as people we resent or even despise.”

“The teachers of this country, one may say, have its future in their hands.”