Quotes by Abhijit Naskar

I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, nor did I have access to information like you do today via the internet. I had to learn everything the hard way. And I had to become a scientist the old-fashioned way, which is, not through academia, but through trial and error. And my hardship opened up unforeseen gateways of perception in my mind. And through these gateways, today the whole world is able to see its inner self.

Luxury is the enemy of growth. This is the one thing that I learnt from my father, and I approve of it fully. Abundance is neither good nor healthy for the growth of a child’s mind.

Luxury is the enemy of growth.

Non-violent resistance to evil is a quintessential element of the character of a real human being. If someone does wrong to me, I may be physically capable of breaking his jaw with one blow of my fist, but such violent reciprocation does not define the strength of my character as a real human being. If I succeed in resisting my limbic urge to do harm in return, then only can I be hailed as human being of real character.

English is the language through which I reach hearts from various corners of the world. English is the language through which I flirt with my species. English is the language through which I make my species think.

We all have the power to influence others. It is up to us, whether we are going to abuse that power to manipulate people or use it to help them.

Doubt not the self O lion-heart, for those who call you crazy will one day worship you.

Whatever you do, do it as a master, not as a slave.

It does not matter whatsoever, what the people around you think you can or cannot do. What really matters is what you think about your capabilities.

Conscience is not white, black or brown. Conscience is human. It is beyond race – it is beyond religion – it is beyond all sectarianism.

There is no such thing as predestined. Human destiny in the human world is determined by none but the humans.

Your fate lies in your hands.

Confidence of a dedicated person, seems to be over-confidence to ordinary masses.

Be the help you seek from others.

Filmmaking is not the work of the weak-minded. It may not be rocket science, but it requires ten times more strength of the mind than that.

Don’t ask for miracles. You are the living embodiment of all the miracles in the world.

Acceptance is religion, sectarianism is blasphemy.

Humanism is the purest expression of your soul as a human. It has no God to be concerned with, except for the living Gods, that is the humans. It has no doctrine to abide by, except for the natural doctrine of love and benevolence. Thats the religion we need my friend.

If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea.

If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea. If you want pleasure, have pleasure from the pursuit of your passion. If you want to be indoctrinated, then be so by the natural law of humanism.