Gujarati Quotes

Why are we,

as a nation so obsessed

with foreign things?

Is it a legacy of

our colonial years?

We want foreign television sets.

We want foreign shirts.

We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with

everything imported?

So we beat on,

boats against the current,

borne back ceaselessly into the past.

People who think they know everything

are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

The boy who is going to make a great man

must not make up his mind merely to overcome

a thousand obstacles,

but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world.

If you do so,

you are insulting yourself.

If a fellow isn't thankful

for what he's got,

he isn't likely to be thankful

for what he's going to get

The more we value things,

the less we value ourselves.

Passion is energy,

Feel the power,

that comes from focusing

on what excites you.

Blood,

sweat,

and respect.

The first two you give.

The last you earn.

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

Our favorite holding period is forever.

You can build your own things

that other people can use.

Never regret what you don't write.

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

Vulnerability is where creativity thrives.

It's when children are 15,

16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor,

an engineer,

a politician or go to the Mars or moon.

That is the time they start having a dream,

and that's the time you can work on them.

You can help them shape their dreams.

Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.

What a dog I got,

his favorite bone is in my arm.

There is only one corner of the universe

you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

Experience is the teacher of all things.