We live in a highly competitive world - and we Indians have to struggle to catch up. So modesty is necessary, even if there is also a need for a certain amount of national pride. When it comes down to it, we have managed our country's economy poorly for long enough. There is really no reason to now think that we can conquer the world.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man. read more

• Thought Best Safest Thing Keep Balance Life Acknowledge Great Powers Around Us Do Live Way Really Wise Man

In love lies the seed of our growth. The more we love, the closer we are to the spiritual experience. read more

• Thought Love Lies Seed Our Growth More Closer Spiritual Experience

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win. read more

• Thought Long Breath Persist for Greatest Principles Success Enough Win

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them read more

• Hard-work open-mind Way Get Things Done Mind Gets Credit for Doing Them

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. read more

• Thought Cannot Speak Well Enough Unintelligible

I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised. read more

• Like Hurt Do Right People Best Thing for Some Way Any Done Somebody Along Situation Seen Compromised

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I have been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes to get things done. read more

• Things Up People Constantly Ideas Get Been Done New Question Bring Ashamed Telling Encourage Processes

I have also made this a point in our company: We need to stop taking baby steps and start thinking globally. It really seems to be helping. read more

• Made Our Really Need Also Baby Thinking Seems Start Taking Company Stop Helping Point Globally Steps

I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build India into a land of equal opportunity for all. We can be a truly great nation if we set our sights high and deliver to the people the fruits of continued growth, prosperity and equal opportunity. read more

• People for Our Truly Build Need High Great Opportunity Set Free Country India Proud Land Growth Nation Unite Fruits Equal Prosperity Sights Continued Deliver

Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive read more

• Inspirational Motivational Experience Self-motivation Ups Downs Life Very Important Keep Us Straight Line Even Ecg Means Alive