Top 100 Chetan Bhagat Quotes
#1. While airports are particularly good places to hunt for Indian stupidity, many other Indian processes are retarded too.
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#2. Life is a bitch when the only woman you can think of belongs to someone else.
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#3. Be so busy Improving your self that you have no time to criticize others.
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#4. When we choose a mobile network, do we check whether Airtel or Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then why do we vote for somebody simply because he belongs to the same caste as us?
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#5. Our society respects power, not excellence or integrity. Power-driven systems resemble the jungle. The
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#6. I think original voices get noticed. But most importantly, I think you should have a story to tell.
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#7. If we are lucky enough to have good leaders at the top, change will happen quickly. Unfortunately,
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#8. Sometimes it is hard to explain why you find a person beautiful.
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#9. Rules, after all, are only made so you can work around them
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#11. It is time to face real world, even if it is harder and painful. I'd rather fly and crash, than just snuggle and sleep.
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#12. There are things some people can never understand.there's no point to telling them.
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#13. Nothing soothes an upset Punjabi like dairy products.
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#14. Sometimes, life isn't about what you want to do but what you ought to do.
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#15. Just as people gather on the road to see a fistfight, India gathers at night to watch TV debates.
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#16. Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others. There
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#17. Collective responsibility, a sense of the greater good versus just one's own good, and a strong set of collective values are imperative for improving society. These are the aims of all these pieces about our society.
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#18. Why should any guy want to be only friends with a girl? It's like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. It's like sitting in a racing car but not driving it.
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#19. The upper-caste, upper-class Hindus have to let go of their bigotry and prejudice. The oppressed have to let go of their justified but expensive urge for revenge and retribution. All over the world, the oppressed have only risen through self-empowerment - look at the Jews and the Parsis.
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#20. Losers, even if they do not have a brain,have a heart.
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#21. Panic does not help, even if you are unable to answer. Try to ask questions to the interviewers as well and it should be impressive enough.
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#22. Things won't change much and things won't change fast.
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#23. The world's most funniest and easiest thing is to give an advice ...
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#24. Sometimes the only way to get rid of an unpleasant feeling is to replace it with another unpleasant feeling.
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#25. LIFE IS TOUGH WHEN YOU ARE ALWAYS TALKING TO PEOPLE SMARTER THAN YOU ...
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#26. From biscuit to brides, if there is anything their children really want, parents have a problem.
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#27. everyone has a right to prosper and succeed through hard work, innovation and excellence. We
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#28. When you fly high people will throw stones at you. Don't look down. Just fly higher so the stones won't reach you
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#29. The word "future" and females is a dangerous combination.
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#30. World is full of nice people,if u cannot find one be one !
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#31. No statues, please. School or statue? Hospital or statue? No need to explain further.
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#32. We could have the most amazing leaders, the best policies and the strictest laws; however, if we the people don't care about what the leaders do or about following laws, nothing good can happen.
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#33. Let's be honest: the trappings of investment banking are quite tempting. I do miss it sometimes. And to be honest, there was a time I'd read the 'WSJ' in the morning, and for years I have done that.
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#34. Tamilians love to irritate non-Tamil speakers by speaking in Tamil only.
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#35. I thought about my [Punjabi] family. The only nakshatram we think about is the division of petrol pumps when we have to see the girl.
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#36. I think half the trees in the world are felled to make up the IIT entrance exam guides. Most of them are crap,
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#37. Why would any guy want to be only friends with a girl? It's like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. It's like sitting in a racing car but not driving it. Only wimps do that.
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#38. This is not a story. There is no romance in here, nor are there page-turning, thrilling moments. Rather, this book is about a dream both you and I share - to make India a better place.
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#39. Certificates from top US universities adorned the walls like tiger head in a hunter's home.
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#40. We know we are all tarnished, so we doubt everyone else too. It is sad situation, where we need a leader but cannot really trust anyone.
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#41. Live with dignity. Live for others, that is how one earns respect,
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#42. Sometimes in your life you just meet someone or hear something that nudges you on the right path. And that becomes the best advice. It could just be a bit of commonsense said in a way that resonates with something in you. It's nothing new, but because it connects with you it holds meaning for you.
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#43. Because knowledge is not for showing off. If I do good work, people should notice me.
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#44. Pretty girls behave best when you ignore them. Of course, they have to know you are ignoring them, for otherwise they may not even know you exist.
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#45. I feel everyone who has a chance should step out of India for a while to really see what it is like out there.
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#46. However, Americans have created a system in which wealth is created with hard work, innovation, talent and enterprise. People who display these qualities move up in life.
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#47. Stupid people go to college but"smart people own them" ...
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#48. So, bring on my Food, Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Security Act. Did I miss something in that? Oh yes, nuts. We do need nuts. Some nuts for all Indians, please. You know the kind of nuts I am talking about, right?
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#50. Our enemy is the old school of thought, or rather, the people who defend the old school of thought. They do this in the name of antique Indian policies, culture and values.
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#51. Applying the 80:20 rule, I would say that 80 per cent of our youth don't even care about politics or government. What they care about are their lives - their jobs, their boyfriends or girlfriends and, well, that's about it.
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#52. Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell. Anyway,
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#53. How can such scary looking parents create something so cute?
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#54. The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us..
the worst part is we can't say who is who
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#55. The younger generation is surrounded by the Internet, apps, and video games. But somehow, my books make them read.
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#56. How can God give girls so much power ? How can they turn productive,busy and ambitious men into a wilting mass of uselessness. Page 204
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#57. Developed countries depend very little on rain, as this dependence creates high fluctuations in the output, year after year. Apart
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#58. I myself don't know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I'm frankly overwhelmed by the number of books in most of them, and I know people are buying mine.
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#59. Sometimes your heart can lead you to a dead end.
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#62. Actually the choice is simple. When your child decides to love a new person, you can either see it as a chance to hate some people - the person they choose and their families. However, you can also see it as a chance to love some more people. And since when did loving more become a bad thing?
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#63. Most people who own colleges in India haven't. Stupid people go to college. Smart people own them,
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#64. I love her and we make each other happy. But if our happiness makes so many people unhappy, is it the right thing to do?
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#65. Marble flooring is to a Punjabi what a foreign degree is to a Tamilian
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#66. We sat on the floor for dinner. Ananya's father passed me a banana leaf. I wondered if i had to eat it or wipe my hands with it.
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#67. Spurring reform in a nation also requires homogeneity in thought. People should generally agree on what a country's top problems are and the solutions needed for them.
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#68. In relationship there are always two types of person: one weaker and the other stronger one. It's never easier to live being as weaker one!
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#69. While I am a capitalist at heart and I have no problems with commercialization as such, I believe that while it's okay if education becomes a profitable business, it's not okay if it becomes corrupt.
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#70. Making a nation awesome takes more than just Twitter outrage, street protests and a toppling of governments in elections. It asks for a fundamental shift in societal values, culture and habits.
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#71. Corporate types love to pretend their life is exciting. The whispers, fist-pumping and animated hand gestures are all designed to lift our job description from what it really is - that of an overpaid clerk
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#72. Some experts even say the idea of India is wrong; it is not more than a leftover patchwork of disparate kingdoms created by the British.
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#74. It was obvious - let alone the morality of it; without reducing corruption, we could never hope to become a rich country. Yes, we need new laws like the Lokpal. Yes,
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#75. Pardon the hurt others have caused you.What they did is past.What is bothering today are your current feelings that comes from this load.Let it go.
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#76. Work hard, but make time for you love, family and friends. Nobody remembers powerpoint presentations on your final day
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#77. I don't think Indians have learnt much since that day. We remain as divided as ever. Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell.
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#78. In our education system, we are taught to munch figures and remember them for lifetime. But does it help? We are not taught how to make decisions.
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#79. They say that the test of a person's character is how he or she treats those less powerful than him or her.
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#80. The third trait is divisiveness. This is often taught at our home, particularly our family and relatives, where we learn about the differences amongst people. Our
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#81. I observed all the students at IIT. They came from all parts of India, toppers in their respective schools. Few had come there to research science or learn about technology. Most had come to achieve their middle-class dream - a better life. And that is what the IITs promised them.
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#82. All of us needed time to rest. And we had time - four months of it - to take all the rest in the world.
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#83. Tiny bumps in time shape our lives, even though we spend hours trying to make long-term plans.
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#84. Listen, I don't have the time or patience for this,
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#85. Life will never change we should select new things and move on
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#86. Even though I was in pain, I remembered the golden rule: if you live in a hostel, never throw away food.
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#87. We have no hope if we cannot prove uncle cynic wrong.
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#88. When a woman comes into your life, things organize themselves.
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#89. High-class people have this concept called space, which means you cannot ask them questions or give them opinions about certain aspects of their life.
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#90. If a father buys his child toffees instead of books for school, it may make for a happy child. But does it make a good father?
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#91. She is too intelligent to be a good daughter-in-law
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#92. Make
New FrNdS But Keep D oLd , One iS silVer
The Other is Gold.
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#93. Pretty girls behave better when you ignore them.
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#94. Sometimes, when nobody is by your side, you have to become your own cheering squad.
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#95. The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us. The worst part is, you can't even tell who is who.
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#96. 80 per cent of people who care about politics and national issues fall in the 'taking sides' category.
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#97. When you screw someone's life, the least you can do is leave the person alone.
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#98. Say that to my mother. She stays up at night wondering about who will marry me with this skin colour.
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#99. I suddenly leaned forward,bringing my face close to hers.catching her breath,stifling that laugh and pink tongue,she watched me wide-eyed.I removed the wallet from my back pocket and sat down casually again.
"What happened?" I asked idly.
"I thought ... never mind".She blinked.
Ha,gotcha
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#100. smoke is beautiful; weightless and shapeless, it almost appears as deceptively powerless as the person releasing it, yet, it comes from within and rises above us all. Crap,
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