Producer:  Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey

10 Inspiring Quotes by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

"Empowering the individual means empowering the nation. And empowerment is best served through rapid economic growth with rapid social change."

 "I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations."

"You can change friends but not neighbours."

"Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics."

"Victory and defeat are a part of life, which are to be viewed with equanimity."

"Population needs to be stabilised for sustainable development."

"Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing."

"Our aim may be as high as the endless sky, but we should have a resolve in our minds to walk ahead, hand-in-hand, for victory will be ours."

"I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want."

"If India is not secular, then India is not India at all."