"The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history and he failed to build a true international coalition."

"Even after Independence, we have had to face the poison of casteism and communalism. How long these evils will continue? Whom does it benefit?"

"To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul."

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself."

"Actually, depravity can be terribly boring if you don't smoke or drink."

"As a matter of fact, I rather feel like expressing myself now."