India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.

Developing nations want to become developed nations.

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.