The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. – Jawaharlal Nehru
I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all. – Jawaharlal Nehru
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. – Jawaharlal Nehru
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear. – Jawaharlal Nehru
In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. – Jane Smiley