Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Page 2

I believe the gun is no solution to problems.

Creative universities are bedrock of every developed nation's S&T strategy.

Violence does not contribute to anything.

It is a matter of concern that science departments in India's vast university system have suffered greatly due to lack of investments, both material and in terms of faculty.

While accepting donations, no one looks at the colour of money.

I believe that democracy is the best guarantor for peace and cooperation among nations.

Himachal is my second home.

Our objective should be to firmly deal with terrorism and its sponsors, financiers, and arms suppliers. At the same time, our doors should always be open for processes which would restore peace, development, and progress to societies which have been devastated by terrorism over many generations.

The prime minister's office is not something that one enjoys.

In Indonesia, Malaysia, wherever Muslims are living, they don't want to live in harmony.

Let me make one thing clear. I have never considered mere survival in power as any achievement, just as I have never seen coming to power as an achievement in itself.

For me, power was never an attraction.

India helped Bangladesh to achieve independence. The Bangladeshis should remain happy inside the territory of their own country.

India has never played politics with national security.

We have given up office, but not our responsibility to serve the nation. We have lost an election, but not our determination.

The BJP decides its own policies.

No one can be considered untouchable on political grounds.

Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect.

Labour reforms are not anti-worker.

Our aim should be to make India a global R&D hub.

My message to the people and rulers of Pakistan is, 'As neighbours, we want peace and friendship and cooperation with you so that together we can change the face of South Asia.'

Whatever understanding is reached with Pakistan has to be followed honestly, and everybody will have to rise above party politics and be actively committed to make India prosperous.

If the elections are a mere fraud, why are terrorists being trained and infiltrated into India at the command of the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency of Pakistan to kill election candidates and to intimidate voters?

I am often accused of colluding with the British during the freedom struggle. I want to ask, how?

I have never been a traitor. I am not an informer; I never betrayed my nation.

If Advaniji did not want, I would never have been Prime Minister.

I am contesting elections since 1952, but never did I throw mud.

India has a consistent and well-known position on terrorism. We oppose all acts of terrorism, wherever they occur. We have repeatedly said that no cause can justify violence and destruction, particularly aimed at civilians.

For the Bharatiya Janata Party, Gandhian socialism is what we want to achieve and make society free of exploitation and full of opportunities.

The BJP regards Muslims as Indians and human beings.

India is a proud and sovereign country. We do not take any decisions under pressure from the U.S. or any other power.

If Pakistan had not accepted the demand to stop cross-border infiltration and the United States had not conveyed to us Pakistan's guarantee to do so, then nothing could have stopped a war.

There can be no compromise regarding corruption.

People want government to deliver - here and now.

Our frequent initiatives to normalise relations with Pakistan are not a sign of our weakness; rather, they are an indication of our commitment to peace.

Who can forget that in critical times of war in 1962, 1965 and 1971, Naga underground organisations did not fire on the Indian Army? They showed restraint.

If you do not like anything in a particular book, then sit and discuss it. Banning a book is not a solution. We have to tackle it ideologically.

Freedom is incomplete without social justice.

Let us together commence a journey of peace, harmony and progress in South Asia.

Declaring victory without war .. the belief that India gave up the option of war under American pressure is totally wrong.

Did Indira Gandhi ask for somebody's permission to carry out the test in 1974?

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought, and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won.

India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfil her dreams.

I have a vision of India-an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

The success of family welfare depends on giving women complete freedom with their lives. The need of the hour is that people should plan their families as per their convenience and get the bare minimum health facilities.