Bikram Choudhury

“You cannot steal somebody's intellectual property. Law and justice protect.”

“I always teach celebrities, all my life.”

“Growing up in Bombay, I saw many sick people.”

“Every human being in this world is interested in certain things. Everybody has a hobby. Some people like art; I know nothing about it. Some people like books, some people like fishing, some people like music. I like to look at cars.”

“You cannot drive the car if you do not have a driver's license. You cannot do brain surgery if you are not a brain surgeon. You cannot even do a massage if you don't have a license.”

“Truth is the most bitter to accept, swallow and digest it. The moment you speak truth, you lose your popularity. But I don't care.”

“American men are like women.”

“My system works, as long as people let me do my job my way. It is not just the sequence, it is how you do it: the timing, the mirrors, the temperature, the carpet. But if people only do it 99% right, it is 100% wrong. When someone tries to mess with it, the people won't get the yoga benefits.”

“Do you know, every yoga school in India is free?”

“In India, nobody sues anybody.”

“Worry makes you sick. Worry less, live as long as you like.”

“I don't listen to anybody. You need my help: Come to me, shut up, forget who you are. I will take care of you. And I do my job.”

“America's biggest problem is too much freedom.”

“I bought a 1964 Bentley for $1,600 and re-built it over five years. When I drove it in Tokyo after that, it was the pride of the road. That car would command at least $150,000 today because 'Bikram' has restored it.”

“Nothing in the world can take my peace away from me.”

“When in Rome, I must do as the Romans do. When in America, make Bikram copyright and trademark.”

“I have the biggest and the longest mouth in the world. Everybody's scared of my mouth.”

“Because I'm a sweet, kind guy, everybody thinks I'm an idiot, I'm weak.”

“I'm a yogi, not a businessman.”

“Lady Gaga listens to me. Her mantra is only one word - 'Bikram' - because Bikram makes her what she is today. It works.”