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“The truths which are represented in England and Western countries generally, are those which refer to force of character, earnestness of purpose, conscientious strictness, noble charity, practical duty, whilst the truths which I find peculiarly developed in India - developed to a greater extent than anywhere else, - and in the Eastern countries generally, are those which have reference to sweetness of communion, sweetness of temper, meekness and resignation unto God.”

Country Character Purpose Force Greater Duty India England Charity Western Noble Practicals Temper Communion Sweetness Eastern Resignation Meekness Earnestness

Author:Keshub Chandra Sen

“If you want your energy bills to go up, you should support an ever greater dependence on foreign oil, because the rate of new discoveries is declining as demand in China and India is growing, and the price of oil and thus the price of coal will go sky high.”

Ifs Want Should Energy Support Greater Growing Sky Demand Discovery India Bills Rate China Oil Dependence Coal Gore New Discoveries Foreign Oil China And India Sky High

Author:Al Gore

“Recognising that the future growth of India will depend on greater skill development, the National Policy for Skill Development aims to create a skilled workforce of 500 million by 2022.”

Growth Millions Greater Policy Depends Development Skills India Aim Workforce Skills Development Future Growth

Author:M. M. Pallam Raju

“We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?”

Source: Important speeches: being a collection of most significant speeches delivered from 1922 to 1951

“A wonderful blend of technology & people power for India's growth, 'MyGov' has several discussion forums, on-line & on-ground tasks. I am delighted to invite you to join 'MyGov' & contribute towards taking India to greater heights of progress.”

People Growth Lines Technology Greater Progress Wonderful Tasks India Discussion Height Invites Delighted Forums Greater Heights

Author:Narendra Modi

“India's democracy where over 1 billion people have a voice in deciding their future is a world example of how governance can incorporate diversity into a movement for inclusive growth. New modes of democratic engagement, especially through using e-governance are allowing greater access to fundamental rights for all our people.”

People World Growth Voice Democracy Greater Rights Example Movement Diversity India Fundamentals Democratic Access Billions Allowing Engagement Governance Fundamental Rights

Author:Narendra Modi

“Self-certification may look like a small vision but there cannot be a greater decision for a Government to trust the honesty of the 1.25 billion people of the country.”

People Looks May Self Country Government Decision Vision Greater Honesty India Billions Governance

Author:Narendra Modi

“The world is divided into 2 streams - the one of 'Vistarvaad' & and the other of 'Vikasvaad'. Vikasvaad is indispensable in 21st Century! India & Japan need to join hands to take the pride of Vikasvaad to greater heights.”

World Needs Hands Motivation Greater Century Pride India Height Streams Japan Divided 21st Century Indispensable Greater Heights

Author:Narendra Modi

“A Russian should rejoice if Poland, the Baltic Provinces, Finland, Armenia, should be separated, freed from Russia; so with an Englishman in regard to Ireland, India and other possessions; and each should help to do this, because the greater the state, the more wrong and cruel is its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. Therefore, if we really wish to be what we profess to be, we must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but we must desire its decrease, its weakening, and help this forward with all our might.”

Source: Leo Tolstoy: Letters and Papers

“A child in India grows up with the idea that you have to make choices that will create a better future. In fact, your whole life is a continuum of choices, so the more conscious you are, the greater your life will be.”

Children Ideas Whole Facts Life Is Choices Grows Growing Up Greater Conscious India Whole Life Better Future Continuum

Author:Deepak Chopra

“I remember harrowing episodes. People who emigrated, people who didn't want to emigrate...Many Muslims didn't want to leave India to go to live in Pakistan, but the propaganda was that there they'd have greater opportunities and so they left. Many Hindus, on the other hand, didn't want to stay in Pakistan, but they had ties there or property and so they stayed.”

People Want Hands Remember Opportunity Left Greater India Property Propaganda Ties Episodes Pakistan

Author:Indira Gandhi

“This is the ancient land, where wisdom made its home before it went into any other country... Here is the same India whose soil has been trodden by the feet of the greatest sages that ever lived... Look back, therefore, as far as you can, drink deep of the eternal fountains that are behind, and after that look forward, march forward, and make India brighter, greater, much higher, than she ever was.”

Looks Has Beens Made Country Home Behinds Greater Feet Land Higher Drink Eternal India Ancient Soil March Other Countries Sage Fountain Brighter

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“The only possible idea of India is that of a nation greater than the sum of its parts.”

Ideas Nations Greater India

Book:The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-century Power

Source: The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-century Power

“Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings, even to animals. This kindness, this mercy, this charity - greater than any doctrine - are what Buddhism left to us.”

Left Animal Kindness Greater Taught Buddhism Mercy India Charity Doctrine Sects

Book:Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

Source: Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

“Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambitions higher. Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater. This is my dream for Reliance and for India.”

Dream Effort Greater Higher Ambition Commitment India Bigger Deeper Our Dreams Reliance

Author:Dhirubhai Ambani