Top 100 Amish Tripathi Quotes
#1. Valour begot respect, whether in life or in the aftermath of death.
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#2. Shiva embraced his younger son. 'Give them hell, Kartik!
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#3. Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many of your business aspects so you can keep your time free for writing.
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#4. But you must remember that while you can certainly learn from the successes of great men, you can learn even more from their failures and mistakes.
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#5. It takes a very self-assured man to appreciate the talents of another,
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#6. You need energy for everything that you do. You have to source the energy from around you. It comes from people, from objects, from Mother Earth herself. You have to ask for it respectfully.
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#7. An honest heart is all that is needed for a prayer to reach the Lord.
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#8. I don't think I'm any competition to the already-existing canon of writers in Kannada. How can I ever even think of comparing myself?
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#9. Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.
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#10. Remember nobody is good or bad. They are either strong or weak. Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations. Weak people,
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#12. Smiling takes more effort than it's worth, Your Highness.
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#13. For history is written by victors. They can write it however they want. The losers are always remembered the way the victors portray them.
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#14. Desire is the root cause of all suffering, all destruction,
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#15. With due apologies to Shakespeare, some people are born writers, some people achieve it after a lot of hard work, some people have a writing career thrust upon them. I am in that last group.
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#16. We become gods when we realise that a part of the universal divinity lives within us;
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#17. The law cannot be broken. It is supreme, more important than you or me.
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#18. There is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth, it does not exist.
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#19. Justice exists for the good of the universe. To maintain balance. It does not exist to ignite hatred among humans.
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#20. Whether a man is a legend or not is decided by history, not fortune tellers.
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#21. Weak people celebrate when twists of fate hurt their tormentors
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#22. I don't believe in symbolic gods.I believe that god exists all around us.In the flow of the river,in the rustle of the trees,in the whisper of the winds. He speaks to us all the time.all we need to do is listen.
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#23. Stability allows a person the freedom of choice, my friend. People can pursue their dreams only when they are living in a society where survival is not threatened on a daily basis.
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#24. If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.
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#26. Forgive me for killing you, O noble beast,' he whispered the ancient apology that all hunters offered, as he gently touched the deer's head. 'May your soul find purpose again, while your body sustains my soul.
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#27. Laws are the foundation on which a fulfilling life is built for a community. Laws are the answer.
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#28. Creating music is a wonderful way to celebrate our devotion for Lord Shiva.
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#29. The opposite of love is not hate. hate is just love gone bad.
The true opposite is Apathy. When u just don't give a damn.
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#30. If you make a person believe that his misfortune in this birth is due to his sins in his previous birth, he will resign himself to his fate and not vent his fury on society at large.
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#31. One of the few advantages of being disliked is that you don't need to fret over what others think about you.
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#32. The youth in India tend to be rebellious, as with everywhere else, and that makes Shiva exciting. He has the rebellious qualities that the youths like.
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#33. Writing about our gods in English is unnatural, but I believe language is just a carrier - a means to an end.
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#34. Shiva! The Mahadev. The God of Gods. Destroyer of Evil. Passionate lover. Fierce warrior. Consummate dancer. Charismatic leader. All-powerful, yet incorruptible. A quick wit, accompanied by an equally quick and fearsome temper.
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#36. A society should not forget that it thrives on the ideas and performance of the talented among its citizens.
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#37. Weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.
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#38. it was better to commit mistakes on the path that one's soul is meant to walk on, than to live a perfect life on a path that is not meant for one's soul.
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#39. Sometimes, for the sake of the larger good, one has to do things that may not appear right at the time. Perhaps, a laudable end can justify some questionable means.
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#40. The very reason for your success, over a prolonged period of time, can lead to your downfall.
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#41. In the India I was growing up in, history wasn't really a wise career option. People would joke and say, 'History's okay, but what's your actual job?' I didn't come from a privileged background and couldn't afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA.
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#42. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want a woman who is better than I am; a woman who will compel me to bow my head in admiration.
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#43. Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.
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#44. Even honourable men sometimes prove to be terrible leaders. Conversely, men of questionable character can occasionally be exactly what a nation requires.
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#45. India has a long tradition of reinterpreting religious myths.
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#46. All I'm suggesting is that greatness and goodness is a potential in a majority of humans, not a reality.
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#48. But remember, great Good will, more often than not, lead to great Evil.
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#49. Circumstance is just an excuse for the weak to rationalise their failures.
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#50. People should be allowed to do whatever they wish.' 'Then there will be chaos,' shouted Daksha. 'Your stupidity is even more apparent than your immoral values!
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#51. Only visible in retrospect, my friend. If I'm successful, people will call me brave. If I fail, I will be called foolish.
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#52. If you are a fish charging at bait, then it usually doesn't end well.
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#53. Sometimes one needs a little bit of faith when faced with a difficult situation. Rational answers don't always work. We also need a miracle.
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#54. The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness.
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#55. I don't believe anything till I have seen the proof. For anything without proof, I think we should believe the theory that gives us peace. It doesn't matter whether the theory is true or not.
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#56. We believe that everything in the world is a carrier of shakti or energy. The plants, animals, objects, our bodies, everything carries and transmits energy. But the biggest carrier of energy that we are physically in touch with is Mother Earth herself - the ground that we walk on.
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#57. A man becomes Mahadev only when he fights for good.
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#58. Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti
Truth is one though the sages know it as many
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#59. My father's family hails from Banaras. My grandfather taught mathematics at Banaras Hindu University. Banaras is also dedicated to Lord Shiva, home to one of the great jyotirlings, the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
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#60. If the universe is trying to maintain balance, we must aid this by ensuring that Good is not enjoyed excessively. Or else the universe will re-balance itself by creating Evil to counteract Good. That is the purpose of Evil: it balances the Good.
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#61. A relationship is not just for fun, it is also about trust and the knowledge that you can depend on your partner.
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#62. It's not easy being a witness when one has the power to rule.
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#63. In a society without security and stability, there are no intellectuals or businessmen or artists. When man is constantly in fight-or-flight mode he is no better than an animal, with no chance for ideas to be nurtured or dreams to be pursued.
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#64. Nature is not concerned about fairness, it only interested in efficiency.
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#65. Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday.
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#66. Dashrath spoke evenly, his voice reverberating even outside the royal tent. 'Rise, Ram Chandra, protector of the Raghu clan.' A
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#68. The worst enemy a man can ever have is the one who was once his best friend.' Sita
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#69. I never really wanted to be a writer. I know it sounds strange, but I honestly believe that I didn't pick the story; the story has picked me. I've written absolutely no fiction before 'The Immortals of Meluha.' Not even a short story in school - absolutely nothing.
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#70. Often,our immediate reaction to a sudden crisis help us save ourselves. Our response to gradual crises that creep up upon us, on the other hand,may be so adaptive as to ultimately lead to self-destruction.
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#71. Yadyatkarma karomi tattadakhilam shambho tavaaraadhanam My Lord Shambo, My Lord Shiva, every act of mine is a prayer in your honour
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#72. Destiny lies beyond the mountains. Whether you fulfil it or run away once again, is up to you.
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#73. People do what their society rewards them to do. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting
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#74. I'm one of those lucky guys making a living out of something I really enjoy doing. That's a blessing. But you never know. What if my subsequent book series flops? I don't come from a wealthy background, so I'd be left with no choice. I'd have to go back into banking!
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#75. I loved history in my school days, and I have always been a voracious reader. But in India, you end up doing MBA, engineering or medicine.
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#77. Even though many Indians can read or speak English, for most, it is not their first language. At the office, we speak in English, but we consume our culture in our own language.
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#78. laws are not important. What is important is justice. If the purpose of justice is served by breaking a law, then break it.' 'Lord Ram said that?' asked
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#79. Change forced by others is difficult to accept. And too rapid a change causes instability.
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#80. You have behaved in an exemplary manner until now. Even when you could have gained by doing something wrong, you refrained from doing so. You didn't fall prey to the logic of doing a small wrong for the sake of the greater good; of the ends justifying the means. That takes moral courage.
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#81. Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred.
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#82. A bad book and good marketing won't work, the same way a good book and bad marketing will also not work. There is no choice in the matter that if you need to write a good book, you also need to have good marketing for it.
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#83. If karma is giving you a negative signal repeatedly, then it is not testing you, it is trying to teach you.
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#84. A writer can't afford to just focus on writing and leave marketing aside in today's competitive market.
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#85. India is a musical country, so it would appear obvious to use our collective passion for music to promote a book.
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#86. Do you know what is the most powerful force in a man's life?' asked Daksha. Kanakhala and Parvateshwar looked at Daksha nonplussed. 'It is his intense desire to impress the person he loves the most,
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#87. As a writer, it's important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God.
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#88. Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself
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#89. Evil is never in a rush. It creeps up slowly. It doesn't hide, but confronts you in broad daylight. It gives decades of warnings, even centuries at times. Time is never the problem when you battle Evil. The problem is the will to fight it.
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#90. I see a sense of unity in the universe. Spirituality is not limited to only one religion. One can experience it across different religions. I am fascinated by philosophy of Advaita and philosophy of unity. We have to get over the illusion that God is different from us.
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#91. In every single human being. All we have to do is listen to
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#92. Make the main objective of the enemy difficult and they will lose the will to fight.
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#93. people have their limitations. A leader should not expect more from them than what they are capable of. If you stretch them beyond their capacity, they will break.
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#94. So think about the colour of that leaf from the perspective of the leaf itself. What colour it absorbs and what it rejects. Is its colour green? Or is it every single colour in the world, except green?' Shiva
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#95. In India, it is not a contradiction for religion and liberalism to co-exist.
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#98. The simple truth hit Shiva: if the entire society was conscious of its duties, nobody would need to fight for their individual rights. Since everybody's rights would be automatically taken care of through someone else's duties. Lord Ram was a genius!
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#99. A person's ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma.
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#100. Sita was breathing hard, her eyes flitting like that of a cornered tigress, anger bursting through every pore.
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