Narendra Modi
Federalism is no longer the fault line of Centre-State relations but the definition of a new partnership of Team India. Citizens now have the ease of trust, not the burden of proof and process. Businesses find an environment that is open and easy to work in.Collection: Work
People's blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.Collection: Power
Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.Collection: Good
Even after Independence, we have had to face the poison of casteism and communalism. How long these evils will continue? Whom does it benefit?Collection: Independence
All religions and all communities have the same rights, and it is my responsibility to ensure their complete and total protection. My government will not tolerate or accept any discrimination based on caste, creed and religion.Collection: Government
The diversity of India, of our civilization, is actually a thing of beauty, which is something we are extremely proud of.Collection: Beauty
The government's job is good governance for everybody. My government will make policies; if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are. My job is not to spoon-feed anyone.Collection: Government
We will naturally pursue our goals on the strength of our own resources, skills and enterprise. But, we know that we will be more successful when we do this in partnership with the world.Collection: Strength
Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality.Collection: Hope
We must ensure that technology is accessible, affordable, and adds value.Collection: Technology
I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.Collection: Future
Social media is reducing social barriers. It connects people on the strength of human values, not identities.Collection: Strength
We want an Afghanistan that is shaped by the dreams of the great Afghan people, not by irrational fears and overreaching ambitions of others.Collection: Dreams
I was born in a very poor family. I used to sell tea in a railway coach as a child. My mother used to wash utensils and do lowly household work in the houses of others to earn a livelihood. I have seen poverty very closely. I have lived in poverty. As a child, my entire childhood was steeped in poverty.Collection: Family
The power and energy sectors are the biggest constituents of the infrastructure sector. If you ignore them, no development will happen.Collection: Power
I come from a poor family, I have seen poverty. The poor need respect, and it begins with cleanliness.Collection: Family
My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government.Collection: Government
We will explore the mysteries of science and harness the power of technology and innovation. We will realise the opportunities of the digital world. Our youth will learn more from - and with - each other.Collection: Technology
If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.Collection: Chance
In the political system, we are a team; politics and bureaucracy, we are a team. The politicians, bureaucrats and the people, we are a team.Collection: Politics
I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism.Collection: Strength
E-governance is easy governance, effective governance, and also economic governance. E-governance paves the way for good governance.
We walk together, we move together, we think together, we resolve together, and together we take this country forward.
India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird.
I'm a nationalist. I'm a patriot. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist, so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it.
Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.
Tourism provides employment to the poorest of the poor. Gram seller earns something, auto-rickshaw driver earns something, pakoda seller earns something, and tea seller also earns something.
I believe you never get tired by doing work. You get tired when you don't work. When you clean your house, you don't get tired; it gives you satisfaction.
My entire childhood was steeped in poverty. For me, poverty, in a way, was the first inspiration of my life, a commitment to do something for the poor.
For me, my secularism is, India first. I say, the philosophy of my party is 'Justice to all. Appeasement to none.' This is our secularism.
I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.
In order to fulfill the aspirations of masses, we have to sharpen the tool called the government machinery: we have to make it keen, more dynamic, and it is in this direction that we are working.
The progress of India is the destiny of one-sixth of humanity. And it will also mean a world more confident of its prosperity and more secure about its future.
America has absorbed people from around the world, and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have co-existed in their natural temperament.
The pace at which people are taking to digital technology defies our stereotypes of age, education, language and income.
A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild the national character.
I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations.
Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.
India is a democracy; it is in our DNA.
We would like a stable policy framework, and whatever incentives and tax structures are there should be made known to investors upfront. There should be credibility, clarity and continuity in both policy formulation and its implementation.
We want to free our citizens from the burden of excessive paper documents in every office. We want paperless transactions. We will set up a digital locker for every citizen to store personal documents that can be shared across departments.
I doubt anyone else would have travelled as extensively as I have to meet the citizens of the country.
It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.
If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.
I believe growth should be constant, sustained and inclusive. It's only meaningful if these three things are there. Otherwise they're just economic figures.
Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
I'm not in favour of dividing Hindus and Sikhs. I'm not in favour of dividing Hindus and Christians. All the citizens, all the voters, are my countrymen.
I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is all I need from life.
The fault lines are shifting from the boundaries of nations into the web of our societies and the streets of our cities. And, terrorism and extremism are a global force that are larger than their changing names, groups, territories and targets.
Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.