Quotes from Chetan Bhagat

Societies that value excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and integrity do well. If we want India to be rich, we have to value excellence and honesty first. This is where a reset, a re-prioritization of something very core to society is required. This core is our values.

Suitable guys are an endangered species

Our parents valued security over everything else. In their time jobs were few, so you better grab one and settle down. Else you would be on the road,' Brijesh said.

Yes, honesty pays but only if all of society is honest. If only you are honest, but everyone else is not, you will suffer. This is the bottleneck obstructing change in India today. We all want to be honest, but we don't want to be the only one honest, for then we will suffer. This paradox prevents change.

The 'let life not hold you back' kinds, statements that sound profound but actually mean nothing.

I observed all the students at IIT. They came from all parts of India, toppers in their respective schools. Few had come there to research science or learn about technology. Most had come to achieve their middle-class dream—a better life. And that is what the IITs promised them.

I have a problem in life, uncle. I have always found it hard to "just move on".

Spurring reform in a nation also requires homogeneity in thought. People should generally agree on what a country's top problems are and the solutions needed for them.

Some experts even say the idea of India is wrong; it is not more than a leftover patchwork of disparate kingdoms created by the British.

Things won't change much and things won't change fast.

Maybe when you start liking people, you start liking everything about them.

If we are lucky enough to have good leaders at the top, change will happen quickly. Unfortunately

Frustration is a sign that somewhere you took things too seriously. Unfairness

We could have the most amazing leaders, the best policies and the strictest laws; however, if we the people don't care about what the leaders do or about following laws, nothing good can happen.

Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others. There

However, ask someone to articulate Indian community values and there won't be a clear answer. Do

You only need the light when it is burning low Only miss the sun when it starts to snow.

Values cannot be unpredictable; they are consistent, even in volatile times. Indian

All non-hot girls are jealous of the hot ones.

How can god give girls so much power? How can they turn productive, busy and ambitious men into a wilting mass of uselessness.

When you break up, it becomes a habit to remember everything about the man

Why are you are throwing them out, Uncle?' Anjali said.

The Indian government wants foreign investment but ignore the basic expectations that come with it. Hence

Our enemy is the old school of thought, or rather, the people who defend the old school of thought. They do this in the name of antique Indian policies, culture and values.