ONI Bureau: Leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee are born in centuries. A great Statesman, a compassionate leader and a noble soul, he would be remembered forever. Here are a few famous quotes from the legend.
- We can change our friends, but not neighbors.
- Everything is at stake, there’s no option to stop now. We can break at this point, but we cannot bend now!
- Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect.
- Indian democracy’s greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.
- I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.
- I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honor in the comity of great nations.
- My poet’s heart gives me strength to face political problems, particularly those which have a bearing on my conscience.
- I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.
- Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing.
- The prime minister’s office is not something that one enjoys.