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“All over India, all over the world, as the sun or the shadow of darkness moves from east to west, the call to prayer moves with it, and people kneel down in a wave to pray to God. Five waves each day - one for each namaaz - ripple across the globe from longitude to longitude. The component elements change direction, like iron filings near a magnet - towards the house of God in Mecca.”

People World Moving House Prayer Darkness Sun Five Praying Elements Shadow India West Wave East Each Day Iron Globes Components Praying To God Magnet Ripple Mecca Filing House Of God

Book:A Suitable Boy

Source: A Suitable Boy

“Five hundred years before Christ some physicians of ancient India, working under the influence of the Lord Buddha, advanced the art of healing to so perfect a state that they were able to abolish surgery, although the surgery of their time was as efficient, or more so, than that of the present day.”

Years Art States Able Christ Perfect Healing Lord Five Influence Hundred India Ancient Efficient Physicians Surgery Abolish Present Day Ancient India Lord Buddha

Book:The Bach Flower Remedies

Source: The Bach Flower Remedies

“Salary is not life- be it fifty-hundred-thousand or five thousand rupees. Every great man gives the credit of his development to his teacher. What else can bring more happiness for a teacher?”

Men Giving Life Is Education Five Teacher Development Thousand Hundred India Credit Fifty Great Men Salary Rupees

Author:Narendra Modi

“BJP is a political party with a difference that aims at good governance. This is proved by the fact that three of the five Chief Ministers according to a recent NDTV survey/poll are from BJP-ruled states.”

States Facts Political Three Differences Party Five India Aim Chiefs Ministers Political Parties Polls Governance Surveys Good Governance Bjp

Author:Narendra Modi

“I lived five years in Portugal and then spent winters in Nepal or India.”

Years Five India Winter Five Years Portugal Nepal

Author:Lykke Li

“It is possible that in the 21st Century the Earth will not be inhabited by humans. One of the great mystics of India, a very simple man up in the mountains, somebody once asked him about the future. He said there will come a time when you'll walk five miles and you may see a light and you'll be so happy to know another being exists.”

Knows Men Humans May Said Light Earth Simple Walks Five Century Mountain India Miles 21st Century Simple Man

Author:Ram Dass

“In places like India with smartphones, there's an app now for women if they're in a violent situation, they can press one button. They've given their cell-phone number to five trusted friends, and right away their GPS location goes out: "Here I am."”

Ifs Given Numbers Situation Five India Presses Phones Violent Cells Trusted Buttons Location Cell Phone Here I Am Apps Smartphones Phone Numbers Gps Trusted Friends

Author:Melinda Gates

“We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India for Britain!" They're going "You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!" "Do you have a flag …? "No..." "Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!”

Ifs World Wells Made Country Use Millions Five Hundred India Claims Sticks Around The World Britain Flags Sail Cunning

Author:Eddie Izzard

“The national laws of the five regions of India prescribe no cangue, beatings or prison. Those who are guilty are fined in accordance with the degree of the offence committed. There is no capital punishment.”

Law Five Degrees India Prison Committed Punishment Guilty Regions Death Penalty Offence Capital Punishment

Author:Hyecho

“I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.”

Fighting Three Five Rights India Threat Bangladesh

Author:Taslima Nasrin

“India's sex ratio is 1000 boys for 940 girls. Who creates this disparity? It isn't God. Don't fill your coffers by sacrificing the mother's womb. People feel that sons will take care of them when they are old. But I have seen aged parents in old-age homes. I have seen families where one daughter serves parents more than five sons.”

People Feels Home Care Age Mother Girl Sex Parent Boys Five Sacrifice Son Daughter India Take Care Old Age Womb Ratios Disparity

Author:Narendra Modi

“The innovation industries are rapidly going global. In five years, more than 50% of venture capital returns will come from markets outside the United States, including China, India, Brazil, and Australia, and AlwaysOn events are on top of these trends.”

Years States United United States Five Events Industry Return India Innovation Including China Five Years Australia Trends Venture Brazil Venture Capital

Author:Jim Breyer

“When we think about millions of hungry children, we don't think about America. We relate the problem to other nations, like Ethiopia, India or Somalia. The sad truth is that one is five American kids is at risk due to poor nutrition.”

Thinking Children Problem Kids America Nations Poor Millions Five Risk Truth Is India Hunger Dues Hungry Relate Nutrition Ethiopia Sad Truth Somalia

Author:Kristin Davis

“In India even the most mundane inquiries have a habit of ending this way. There may be two answers, there may be five, a dozen or a hundred; the only thing that is certain is that all will be different.”

Way May Two Different Certain Answers Five Habit Hundred India Dozen Inquiry Mundane

Book:Slowly Down the Ganges

Source: Slowly Down the Ganges