Immortal India Quotes

“The difference between the Gods whom we worship and us is that they have discovered the God with in, while we are still at it.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“I have my true religion and you have your true religion. I will respect your right to follow your truth and you must respect my right to follow mine.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Thor has been banished from Scandinavia, Ra's sun has set in Egypt and Zeus lies buried in the snow at Mount Olympus. But the myths of lord Ram reign strong India, Lord Krishna has not ceasrd to dance in out hearts.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Countering religious intolerance with secular intolerance only replaces one monster with another.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Marxists famously espouse, ‘Religion is the opium of the masses.’ Honestly, I find that assertion ironic and silly, because Marxism itself often behaves like a religion. Its adherents frequently prefer dogma over intellectual rigour in forming their opinions.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Truth is one but the wise men speak it as many.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Life is short, the road is long. Hurry. .”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“If we can actually put some thought into our concept of charity, we can finally pay heed to the wise Vidur from the Mahabharat. He said that there are two ways to waste money. One is by giving money or charity to the unworthy. And the other is by not giving it to the worthy.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Yunan-o-Misr-o-Roma sab mit gaye jahan se Ab tak magar hai baki naam-o-nishan hamara, Kuchh baat hai ke hasti mit’ti nahin hamari Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“The ancient Egyptians believed that the purpose of life was to prepare for a meaningful death, after having reached one's potential during a lifetime. Once that is achieved, then one lived among the gods as an immortal.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“The youth of today are the children of the liberalisation era. They will come of age and one day make us proud. They will make India a great nation once again. We have seemingly insurmountable challenges. With the right attitude, we'll crack them all.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“To me, love for our land is non-negotiable. We have every right to dislike our government, but we cannot live in India and righteously exercise the right to hate our own country.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“A nation is not built by those who hate it. It is built on the shoulders of those who love it.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“A commentator had correctly stated that Queen Victoria was essentially a drug lord; like a turbo-charged Dawood Ibrahim with a better headdress.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“In this atmosphere of ignorance about our past, two groups of extremists control the narrative: one set that believes in fantastical tales like Indians having undertaken interplanetary travel to Mars, and then there is the other group that refuses to accede that ancient Indians achieved anything at all. Very rarely is a country the inheritor of such great heritage and yet remains ignorant of it.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“If you listen to your soul and discover your life's purpose, success or failure actually ceases to matter. For then the journey itself becomes a thing of joy and the destination is immaterial.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Today, if I don’t have the time, I simply refuse; because I know that the opportunity will return, either in this life or the next!”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Rules bring order to society; but within families, primacy of rules over love, is usually a path to unhappiness.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“Indian culture was engineered at the outset with equal doses of wisdom and flexibility to navigate changing times and still retain its identity.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“People will change their regressive social attitudes more easily if they feel their religion asks them to do so.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“If Indians who debate in the public square can accept Observer-bias, foster the ability to listen, use data and most importantly, stay calm, we may just avoid the American spectacle where debates have degenerated to gladiatorial matches rather than an attempt to develop collective thought that is sophisticated, nuanced and productive.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish

“is God supposed to sit on a sad height that we can’t even aspire to reach? Or is God a role model who dwells among us and who teaches us through His example what we are capable of becoming.”
― Amish Tripathi, Immortal India: Articles and Speeches by Amish