Latest Narendra Modi Quotes from Interviews

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• In a democracy, everyone has the right to criticise the Government. Normally, the opposition gets more media space and even the people find it interesting to listen to voices against the government of the day. Ever since I took office, my friends in the opposition have been levelling baseless allegations about my foreign trips. Had these trips been a failure, then they would have based their comments on specific issues. When opponents keep harping on one point, it is a sure sign of success!

  Narendra Modi

  People, Interesting, Office

  Source: www.thefrustratedindian.com

• We have tried to remind Government servants that they are servants of the public and have restored discipline in Central Government offices. I have done a small thing, one that appears small from outside. I regularly interact with officers over tea; it is part of my working style. Philosophically, I feel that the country will progress only if we work as teams. This is the only way we can successfully develop the country.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Team, Discipline

  Source: www.thefrustratedindian.com

• We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest. Just because we are a large country, we cannot be arrogant and think that we can ignore others. We live in a different era. Terrorism is global and can come from even remote countries. International summits and organizations like WTO take decisions which will bind us and if we are not present in such summits, we may be hurt by the decisions taken.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Hurt, Taken

  Source: www.thefrustratedindian.com

• Any criminal act against any individual or institution in India is to be condemned. The attackers must be strongly punished as per law. I have said this before and I say it again: any discrimination or violence against any community will not be tolerated. My position on this is very clear: Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas. We stand for every one of the 1.25 billion Indians regardless or caste or creed and we will work for the progress of every one of them.

  Narendra Modi

  Community, Progress, Violence

  Source: www.thefrustratedindian.com

• If I wanted to make over my image, I could have given 10,000 interviews in the last 10 years. I haven't done anything wrong that I need to make up for. I am what I am in front of the world.

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  Done, World, I Am What I Am

  "Q&A: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi". Interview with Amol Sharma, blogs.wsj.com. August 29, 2012.

• I got an excellent opportunity to learn and understand democratic values early on. And it shook me. This played a significant role in making me what I am.

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  Opportunity, Excellent, Significant

• I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.

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  Past, Madness, Live In The Present

  "Q&A: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi". Interview with Amol Sharma, blogs.wsj.com. August 29, 2012.

• When you bring in multi-brand retail items into the country, you're not just bringing the products, but you're also harming local manufacturers. You must strengthen your manufacturing sector and put it on a level playing field with the world. Any kind of items manufactured globally, like small pens, pencils, notebooks - our manufactured goods need to be on a level playing field. Then let them come. Have a competition.

  Narendra Modi

  Notebook, Country, Competition

  "Q&A: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi". Interview with Amol Sharma, blogs.wsj.com. August 29, 2012.

• I'm fortunate that I was introduced to the world of yoga and pranayama at an early age. That has been very useful to me. I always advise everyone to make this a part of their lives. Sometimes, we notice our mind works on one thing, the body on another, and time brings us in conflict. Yoga synchronizes the heart, the mind, and the body. That is Yoga.

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  Yoga, Heart, Mind

• I'm not the "not-working" type. I derive pleasure from my work. Work gives me relaxation too. Every moment I am thinking of something new: making a new plan, new ways to work. In the same way that a scientist draws pleasure from long hours in the laboratory, I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is sufficient for me.

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  Thinking, Long, People

• The biggest thing is that the people of the country have faith. That trust should never break. The public should have faith that this is the government they elected, and it's trying to work for their welfare with honesty and commitment. That's the biggest thing. If I can win the confidence of the people of India - not from my speeches - but by actions, then the power of 1.25 billion Indians will come together to take the country forward.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Honesty, Commitment

• If anyone thinks Indian Muslims will dance to their tune, they are delusional. Indian Muslims will live for India. They will die for India. They will not want anything bad for India.

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  Thinking, Delusional

• Dignity of women is our collective responsibility. There should be no compromise in this matter. There should be no erosion in the law and order situation. We have to revive the family culture in which a woman is respected and considered equal, her dignity encouraged.

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  Responsibility, Culture, Dignity

• There is a saying in India that the person who should throw a stone first is the person who has not committed any sins. In the world right now, a lot of people want to give advice. But look within them, and they too have sinned in some way. Ultimately, India's view point is that efforts need to be made to sit together and talk, and to resolve problems in an ongoing process.

  Narendra Modi

  People, Giving, Effort

• Relations between India and America should not be seen within the limits of just Delhi and Washington. It's a much larger sphere. The good thing is that the mood of both Delhi and Washington is in harmony with this understanding. Both sides have played a role in this.

  Narendra Modi

  Understanding, Harmony, Mood

• There are many similarities between India and America. If you look at the last few centuries, two things come to light. 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 coexistence in their natural temperament. India and the United States of America are bound together, by history and by culture. These ties will deepen further.

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  People, Together, Culture

• Democracy is our commitment. It is our great legacy, a legacy we simply cannot compromise. Democracy is in our DNA. I have seen the strength of democracy. If there were no democracy then someone like me, Modi, a child born in a poor family, how would he sit here? This is the strength of democracy.

  Narendra Modi

  Children, Commitment, Democracy

• India is a country of 1.25 billion people. We can't run our country if we get worried about every small thing. At the same time, we can't close our eyes to problems. That's why India maintains that we are now in a different era. We are not living in the eighteenth century. China is also a country with an ancient cultural heritage. Look at how it has focused on economic development. It's hardly the sign of a country that wants to be isolated. It wants to stay connected.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Running, Eye

• It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities. I have a lot of faith in the entrepreneurial nature of our 1.25 billion people. There is a lot of capability. And I have a clear road-map to channel it.

  Narendra Modi

  People, Doubt, Belief

• 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'. We have fallen from where we were before. But now we have the chance to rise again. If you see the details of the last five or ten centuries, you will see that India and China have grown at similar paces. Their contributions to global GDP have risen in parallel, and fallen in parallel. Today's era once again belongs to Asia. India and China are both growing rapidly, together. That is why India needs to remain India.

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  Country, Once Upon A Time, Together

• I promise to deliver a corruption-free India... people have chosen our government to get rid of black money.

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  People, Black, Promise

  Source: time.com

• People of India who work day and night, they are my inspiration. I look at them and I work even harder.

  Narendra Modi

  Inspiration, Night, People

• When I see the poor in India, it reminds me of the work that I have to do for them.

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  India, Poor

• I challenge the challenges. I like to face the problems. I don't run away from them. Whatever loss I have to face it, I face it.

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  Running, Loss, Challenges

  "PM Modi's exclusive interview with Times Now: Full transcript". Interview with Arnab Goswami, timesofindia.indiatimes.com. June 28, 2016.

• I can't leave India helpless. This responsibility must be taken and I will continue to do so. For all good and bad things, it is my responsibility. I do not regret anything. I believe, people of the country have given me the responsibility and I must fulfill it.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Regret, Believe