"India-Seychelles relations have been characterized by close friendship, understanding and cooperation."

"Often, we are quick to find blame with others but yet are unable to give constructive responses. There seems to be a tendency to doubt almost everything. Do we not have faith in our own people's strengths and in our institutions? Can we afford distrust amongst ourselves?"

"Women have talent and intelligence but, due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality."

"A paradigm shift, where, in addition to physical inputs for farming, a focused emphasis placed on knowledge inputs can be a promising way forward. This knowledge-based approach will bring immense returns, particularly in rain fed and dry land farming areas."

"I've learned to treat celebrities as equals and just kind of meet them and admire their work, but I definitely could not breathe when I met Johnny Depp and James Franco."

"When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable."

"I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it."

"I respect a woman too much to marry her."