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Quotes About India

The Frog was the only one who could retrieve the golden ball because he was the only one who could descend into the well. He was the only one who could descend into the well because the art of diving was still unknown in Europe at this time. The art of diving was still unknown in Europe because it had not yet been imported from India. Therefore the Frog was the only one who could retrieve the golden ball. Q.E.D.
~ Stephen Mitchell
It has been said that according to ancient designations, as well as its possession of the Indus River, Pakistan has a better claim to be called "India" than its neighbor.)
~ Stephen Tanner
51 percent of Indian men said that wife-beating is justified under certain circumstances; more surprisingly, 54 percent of women agreed—
~ Steven D. Levitt
From the 17th to the 19th century, a cult in India strangled tens of thousands of travelers as a sacrifice to the goddess Kali.
~ Steven Pinker
Indians are great lovers of cricket, they have always been that as far as I can remember - great followers of the game and have knowledge about the game.
~ Garfield Sobers
I remember flying with Air India to New York quite a few years ago now and I love Indian food, so the fact that I had a curry on board was fantastic.
~ Phil Collins
India will teach us the tolerance and gentleness of mature mind, understanding spirit and a unifying, pacifying love for all human beings.
~ Will Durant
My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for all the riches of India.
~ Edward Gibbon
It is generally admitted that Dhyana Buddhism, which was born in India and, after undergoing profound changes, reached full development in China, to be finally adopted by Japan, where it is cultivated as a living tradition to this day, has disclosed unsuspected ways of existence which it is of the utmost importance for us to understand.
~ Eugen Herrigel
Thousands of books are published every year in India, and it's becoming more difficult to stand out and get people to buy the books. The only way to get people notice the book is to create a buzz much before it's released.
~ Ravi Subramanian
In 2001 when 'Tum Bin' released we got 90 to 100 screens. India had around 1000 screens at that time.
~ Anubhav Sinha
IT companies in Bangalore are a reliable engine of development for India.
~ Angela Merkel
There is a possibility that there is somebody out there alive today over 122, but we'll probably never know it, because in all likelihood they come from either China or India, and they don't have reliable birth records.
~ S. Jay Olshansky
India somehow constantly rivets and inspires me, and I feel very relieved to have come from this country which has a very 'lifeist' approach to living fully, no matter what one has or doesn't have.
~ Mira Nair
The independence of content creation without fearing what's going to be censored has relieved a lot of filmmakers in India.
~ Shweta Basu Prasad
India is the country which makes the maximum number of movies. Cinema is one of our religions.
~ Priyadarshan
Free and fair elections have again demonstrated that Jammu and Kashmir is part of India, and the people want to remain with it.
~ Atal Bihari Vajpayee
We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.
~ Manmohan Singh
The world wants India to remain an import-based economy. Then India can be a dumping ground where gold can be dumped and other commodities such as oil and gas. They look at India as a huge market.
~ Anil Agarwal
The way Narendra Modi ji and Amit Shah ji have been taking the country forward and the way the perspective of the world towards India has changed in the past two years is remarkable.
~ Rahul Roy
We must remember that self-reliance and eradication of poverty demands - indeed, compel - the present generation to bear hardship and make sacrifices. Those who are employed have a duty to the future of India. They have to be more productive and consume less so that resources can be made available for investment and for programmes to help poor.
~ Rajiv Gandhi
Everywhere, across continents, Gandhiji is mentioned, cherished and remembered as an icon for all humanity. He is the embodiment of India.
~ Ram Nath Kovind
India's difficulties in negotiating an FTA with both the ASEAN and E.U. are a reminder of the importance of multilateralism.
~ Sanjaya Baru
With rising Covid-19 cases and deaths in India, the government should have thought of the repercussions before opening liquor shops.
~ Jaideep Ahlawat