"I believe you can do 99 percent of the things right but not possess a positive winning attitude, and you will fail."

“Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.”

“Sourav Ganguly has been an excellent captain, his record speaks for himself. I found him to be a tough competitor and every Indian should feel proud of Sourav.”

“As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.”

“Propose not to a woman when she hath gotten a new frock, nor when she is puffed up with victories; when she reigneth and rejoiceth in her hour of triumph, come not nigh unto her; but when she be ill or weary, when she is cast down in spirit and needeth a comforter, then be thou ready, and make thy suit.”

“Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in.”

“June 1st is a date that is looming in everybody's mind with the final enforcement of the UIGEA. I actually think it may, finally, once and for all prove that it's an ineffective law. Congress created that law and now Congress has to do something to correct it.”

“The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their own personal judgment, are in fact co-operating as members of a closely knit organization.”

Source : Michael Polanyi (1962). “The Republic of Science, Its Political and Economic Theory: A Lecture Delivered at Roosevelt University, January 11, 1962”

“All my life, the mistakes I've made have been honorable ones.”