Atal Vajpayee Quotes

"India's culture is not one of aggression or violence. It is based on peace and sacrifice .... We want to live in peace with our neighbors and respect their culture,"

"In all, it will be a big reshuffle in the cabinet, ... The exercise is mainly to infuse vigor and rejuvenate."

"It is true that the pace of economic growth has slowed in recent months, but this is temporary,"

"India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfil her dreams,"

"The success of family welfare depends on giving women complete freedom with their lives. The need of the hour is that people should plan their families as per their convenience and get the bare minimum health facilities,"

"He came with a one-point agenda of Kashmir and ... (to) call terrorists 'freedom fighters', ... All this was not acceptable to us."

"We mourn with you in this moment of grief. Our hearts go out to the bright young men and women who were on that spacecraft. For us in India, we felt that since one of them was an Indian-born woman it adds a special poignancy to the tragedy,"

"I regret the inconvenience caused to the house,"

"Our goal is victory. It's time to wage a decisive battle."

"We must be prepared for sacrifices,"

"We have proved that India is neither a proliferation threat nor an exporter of sensitive nuclear or missile technology. This cannot be said to be true of all parties to the NPT,"

"The government is determined to keep this peace,"

"He (Lone) was working for peace; that is why he was killed."