I've always discovered things for myself, in marvelous freedom.

In any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me change my mind.

In an underdeveloped society, the first anxiety is of infant mortality. In an advanced one it is to keep alive the aged.

Happiness is such a fleeting point of view - there's no such thing as continual happiness.

Sometimes we hurt one another without realizing it.

I certainly won't have an empty life!

I can't take it seriously when people get excited and scream that religion is in danger, and similar stupidities.

It depends on what you mean by the word religion. Certainly I don't go to temples and pray to the gods or anything like that.

It's a law of life - check it and you'll see it holds true in every situation of life.

If by religion we mean a belief in humanity rather than the gods, an effort to make man better and a little happier, then yes, I'm very religious.

Even I, when I was a student in London, often wore Western clothes, and yet I'm the most Indian Indian I know.

I know I'll astonish everyone by talking like this, but it's God's truth. Honors have never tempted me and I've never sought them.

America always thought it was helping Pakistan. But if it hadn't helped Pakistan, Pakistan would have been a stronger country.

If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.

I don't waste time in flowery small talk, as people do in India.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.