I’d rather listen to what you think of yourself, than what the whole world has to say about you.

I believe in you my friend, so much so, that if any of my ideas make you feel belittled in any manner, I want you to rise against me and throw my work into the fire. Any notion, any book, any institution that weakens the self instead of strengthening it, must be discarded at ones.

You don’t need to see yourself through the delusional eyes of the society. It’s the society that needs to see you, through your eyes.

It is only when you are confident about your own self, that the society begins to hail you the way you want.

Once your character is poured with vigor and your attitude radiates confidence, there is no power in any external force to have any form of authority over you.

What we are at this very moment, is determined by the sum total of all our experiences till this moment.

Character makes the person, not pedigree and tradition.

If your nationality is lost, nothing is lost – if your religion is lost, nothing is lost – if your ethnicity is lost, nothing is lost – but if your character is lost, then you are more lost than Donald Trump.

Sonnet of IdentityTell me O Mississippi,What is my name?For I lost my sense of self,In line of service without gain.Dear mountains of Blue Ridge,Where did I come from?I fathom not the worldly titles,I deny narrowness as the norm.Character makes the person,Not pedigree and tradition.If I can lift even five lives,That’ll be my highest salvation.So forget that I asked about my identity.Service is my culture and my nationality.