Only being an administrator & controller is not enough. Everybody, at every level, has to be an agent of change. Initiatives have succeeded when 'Jan Bhagidari' is embraced.

It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest; and no prudent statesman or politician will venture to depart from it.

In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.

The presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses.

The Union, in any event, won't be dissolved. We don't want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won't let you.

A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers.