1. "Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge." - Jawaharlal Nehru
2. "Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?" - Mahatma Gandhi
3. "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 fulfill her dreams." - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
4. "One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives." - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
5. "We owe a lot to the Indians who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made." - Albert Einstein
6. "The essential thing in religion is making the heart pure. The kingdom of heaven is within us, but only pure heart can see the 'king'!" - Bhagat Singh
7 "A nation is one which thinks together, lives together, and strives together." - Swami Vivekananda
8. "India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border!" - Hu Shih
9. "India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great-grandmother of tradition." - Mark Twain
10. "We are Indians, firstly and lastly." - B.R. Ambedkar