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“The world has crafted a beautiful balance of collective action - common but differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities.”
“I can say that out of 365 days, I manage to do yoga on at least 300 days.”
“We walk together, we move together, we think together, we resolve together, and together we take this country forward.”
“We want to free our citizens from the burden of excessive paper documents in every office. We want paperless transactions. We will set up a digital locker for every citizen to store personal documents that can be shared across departments.”
“One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament. In fact, the most important reforms are those needed, without new laws, at various level of the government, in work practices and procedures.”
“America has absorbed people from around the world, and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have co-existed in their natural temperament.”
“I do take pride in saying that in spite of being in public life for so long, there is not a single case against me, not even for wrongly parking a scooter or driving on the wrong side.”
“Tourism provides employment to the poorest of the poor. Gram seller earns something, auto-rickshaw driver earns something, pakoda seller earns something, and tea seller also earns something.”
“I'm a nationalist. I'm a patriot. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist, so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it.”
“When the party gives me a responsibility, I must do it with complete dedication. God has given me the ability, which I utilise to its optimum.”
“Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.”
“We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.”
“The pace at which people are taking to digital technology defies our stereotypes of age, education, language and income.”
“We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing. Today you are looking at the Taliban or ISIS; tomorrow you might be looking at another name.”
“I believe you never get tired by doing work. You get tired when you don't work. When you clean your house, you don't get tired; it gives you satisfaction.”
“I am confident my Hindutva face will be an asset when dealing with foreign affairs with other nations.”
“My entire childhood was steeped in poverty. For me, poverty, in a way, was the first inspiration of my life, a commitment to do something for the poor.”
“Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.”
“I have been into social work since 45 years, and at an average, every day for one or two hours, I have been engaging in social discourses. It is not a small thing.”
“E-governance is easy governance, effective governance, and also economic governance. E-governance paves the way for good governance.”