25 result(s) for Shashi Tharoor Quotes.
"Hinduism is not a monolithic religion. It is a faith that is rich in diversity and steeped in tolerance."
"Show me one Hindu text that orders a devotee to kill a non-Hindu or tells him that he will go to heaven if he does so."
"Globalisation has made us more vulnerable, and that vulnerability is constantly exploited by those who wish to destroy us."
"India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and culture, a highly developed one gone tragically astray."
"India's democracy is its greatest strength, but also its greatest constraint."
"In India, we celebrate the commonality of major differences; we are a land of belonging rather than of blood."
"Violence diminishes the possibilities of its victims, and the ironies of this process do not escape us."
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"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
"The most effective way to manage change is to create it."
"Democracy is not just a political system; it is a way of life."
"The beauty of India is that you can be talking about the most backward चीज and then in the next breath, you are talking about space exploration."
"I think you have to be what you are. Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat. Whether you are gay, straight, black, white. Stay true to who you are. Just be who that is."
"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."
"Pakistan was not just a nuisance; it was an existentially important irritant."
"Today’s world is one of mobile digital devices."
"I came away from the meeting far more disturbed than when I went in."
"Development must be conceived not merely as a process of economic and social transformation but as one embracing cultural and democratic concerns."
"The advantage of democracy is that it can handle conflict."
"I believe the real test of patriotism is not just how loud you talk but how long you are willing to listen."
"A country's foreign policy should reflect its values."
"The Indian diaspora is, for the most part, an educated, successful, and upwardly mobile community, which, while retaining strong cultural and emotional ties with its mother country, has integrated well and contributed significantly to the economies of its host countries."
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"Globalization is a fact, not an option."
"I always say that India is the only country where you can vote a government out of power and still drink the same tea."
"In our country, not only are we all different, but we celebrate our differences."
"My idea of India is of a nation in which no one is denied opportunity because of their identity."
