It reaffirmed my long-held belief that education was the enemy of prejudice. These were men and women of science, and science had no room for racism.

India has probably lost its position to China as the world's workshop. At the same time it has the power to be ahead of China when it comes to knowledge. Not that the Chinese are far behind. They will get there. But our challenge is to invest sufficiently in education.

Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself.

Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.

I'll tell you what leadership is. It's persuasion and conciliation, and education, and patience.

I see no hope for the world except through education.