"Twenty years ago, I wrote a book called 'It Takes a Village.' And a lot of people looked at the title and asked, 'What the heck do you mean by that?' This is what I mean. None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone."

"Somebody had said how only 15 paisa of the one rupee sent from the Centre reached the intended beneficiaries. The job of a leader isn't just to diagnose the disease but to treat it"

"Take care of the small circle around you. When you have succeeded with them, then move outwards, one small step at a time."

"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

"Only the absolutely determined people succeed."

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."