" This was a remarkable and noble step for a head of state,”

So the first step out of childhood is made all at once, without looking before or behind, without caution, and nothing held in reserve.

For my ancestors, the arrival of the French was an enormous progress. The door to culture, freedom and emancipation opened, they were no longer second-class citizens.

This is a movement on a vast scale. It has indeed mobilized the masses. It is of very great significance to the revolutionization of the thinking of the people throughout the country.

I didn't expect to have this kind of opportunity to serve the country at this level so soon, but I take it as a huge privilege,

This is not a Budget, but a revolution; a social and political revolution of the first magnitude.

It was the first follower that transformed the lone nut into a leader.

Even a modest Basic Income program could become a stepping-stone toward the most profound transformation of all: to unlatch work from livelihood entirely.

It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

Since the founding of our nation, many of our greatest strides — from gaining our independence to abolition of civil rights to extending the vote for women — have been led by people of faith

A nation rising by breaking the mentality of slavery, a nation drawing courage from every affliction of the past, creates a new history in this manner. A thousand years from today, people will talk about this date, this moment. And how great is Lord Ram’s grace that we are living in this moment, witnessing it happen.

It's amazing how much you can accomplish if you start without needing anyone else's opinion.

Learn, then, that the service demanded is that unselfish service that gives everything and asks for nothing in return; and if you find that in you it is a necessity of your nature, not a choice but an overmastering impulse, then you may be sure that you are one of the men of the world who are taking the first steps towards the Path. (I need hardly say that when I say men I mean women too, but I cannot keep on saying "man and woman each time..)! p. 29

He did all of this without thinking but with care.