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“We are all equal children before our mother; and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution.”
Source : "I will be judged by the critical lens of history: Pranab Mukherjee". www.indiablooms.com. July 24, 2017.
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“I often compare singing to lovemaking because there's so many similarities.”
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“For those who kept saying it can't be done: Never are the victories or the honors won. But, rather, By the believing, doing kind, While the doubters watched From Far Behind.”
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“Observation is like a piece of glass, which, as a mirror, must be very smooth, and must be very carefully polished, in order that it may reflect the image pure and undistorted.”
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“I don't like the word transparency; cold dead glass is transparent. I prefer education or understanding, which are more human.”
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“Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose?”
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“Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or reject anything.”
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“When I talk of reality, I am always thinking of essentials. Profundity is not located in some remote, inaccessible region. It is rooted in everyday life.”
Source : "Antoni Tapies". UNESCO Courier, June 1994.