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Ashwin Sanghi Famous Quotes & Sayings

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There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish.

Stop worrying whether the grass is greener on the other side. Find out how to own the other side.

I was learning book-keeping at the age of 12, but it never stopped me from pursuing literature. Over the years, I grew to love the written word.

Sometimes we are so focused on winning the race that we do not realize that we may possibly be in the wrong race. My

Tina Seelig, author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20,

American financier Bernard Baruch once remarked, 'Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.

Some animals hunt. Others hide. And a few hunt while they hide.

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

I sank, therefore I swam!

To remain standing one often has to fall.

What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity.

A wise man covers his ass. An even wiser man leaves his pants on,

some mistakes were simply too delicious to make just once.

In statecraft, as in medicine, words are sometimes the most powerful drugs we can use. The power of propaganda should never be discounted,

A free society is one where it's safe to be unpopular, but then, freedom of speech also carries with it the freedom not to listen!

Thrills are much more about anticipation than action. An unfired bullet is more dangerous than one that has already met its target.

When you're holding a man by the balls, his heart and mind will follow,

Overcoming fear - of any sort - allows one to open up to the flow of opportunities.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in life.

A community that engages readers and culturally enabled people to connect, support and harness intellectual and cultural capabilities.

Comedian Milton Berle once said, 'If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door!' In

a sermon was meant to be like a woman's skirt, long enough to cover the essentials and short enough to keep one interested!

Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.

Tata Motors decided to establish a car

The relationship between critic and writer is similar to the one between the pigeon and the statue.

Everything is going to be right at the end. If it's not right, then it is not the end.

The child is not dead, but is asleep.

In order to become the master, a ruler must profess to be a servant of the people.

There is one person who can help solve 'writer's block'. His name is Mr. Johnnie Walker.

If a man tells a woman she is beautiful, she will overlook most of his OTHER lies.

Entrepreneurs are not risk takers. They are calculated risk takers.

Shooting and stabbing of victims seemed almost humane when one considered the ghastly catalogue of other horrors that had been perpetrated.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

Writer Leo Rosten famously quipped: 'Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty.' The

O Rakshas, everything is always all right in the end. If it isn't all right, then it isn't the end

Winning is not only about strengthening yourself; it's also about weakening the enemy.

Man has free will and creates his destiny based upon his actions.

Mythology is like a game of Chinese Whispers. What goes in at one end of the human circle is rarely what emerges at the other end.

Mythology does not interest me. Nor does history. But the possible overlap between history and mythology excites me immensely.

Albert Einstein, said, 'The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.

Before one can stand, one needs to learn how to fall.

Man's way leads to a hopeless end but God's way leads to endless hope,

Being a bestselling author is a wonderful feeling. My publisher loves me (almost unconditionally). My contracts

In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits.

Write when drunk. Edit when sober. Marketing is the hangover.

Honesty is a most dreadful quality - it makes people difficult to manipulate,

Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time.

Birds don't build nests on fruitless trees, whores have no love for poor men, and citizens don't obey a powerless king!

the greater the positive deeds they put out in the universe, the better the chances of their attracting good luck.

There's a significant difference between lying and delaying the truth!

Vish, the creator; and Shiv, the destroyer, are simply two faces of the very same coin.

I believe that every writer evolves with every successive novel. I view myself as work-in-progress.

I love fiction that sounds like fact. As a matter of fact, I also like fact that sounds like fiction.

good lawyers know the law and that great lawyers know the judge?

My wife is troubled by the things I forget. I am troubled by the things she recollects.

Wise men think all they say, fools say all they think.

My attention span is very limited, and I watch just one or two movies a year.

a conjurer will offer you alternatives to choose from but you always end up picking the one that he wants you to!

If a snake isn't poisonous, all the more reason that it should pretend to be so,

a battle is never about who's right. It's mostly about who's left!

So what is the solution to acquiring confidence? It's simple. Conquer fear.

The kindest word in the world is the unkind word left unsaid.

The Divine is simply that which science has not yet explained. In effect, God = Infinity - Human Knowledge.

We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.

After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.

Our collective energies make miracles happen, not the stone idol.

Never interrupt the enemy while he's in the process of making mistake

I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet.

Remember that it's often easier to get forgiveness rather than permission!

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Your own luck depends on other people's luck. It's crazy!

Humankind would improve if we concentrated less on being human and more on being kind.

Learning to trust your instincts, using your intuitive sense of what's best for you, is paramount for any lasting success.

Words, of course, are the most powerful drug used by humanity,

One should never let sleeping dogs lie.

Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to.

Mythology works ... because Indians have been bred on myths.

If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai.

If a man tells a woman she's beautiful, she'll overlook most of his other lies!

Early to rise,
early to bed.
A proverb worth following
until one is dead.

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.

luck is not entirely about chance; it's about the human ability to spot opportunities and make the most out of them.

While I can't walk on water, I can certainly wobble on whisky.

the wily Machiavelli had always believed that any clod could have the facts - having an opinion was an art.

The SAGE OF RESEARCH

My life is ruled by four W's: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order.

In effect, 'lucky' people are lucky because they expose themselves to more opportunities by being willing to do new things, meet new people or

Acharya, is war the only solution to political differences?' 'Wise pupil, politics is war without bloodshed and war is simply politics with bloodshed.

Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.

Writing is possibly an art, but crime writing is definitely a craft.

The first thriller ever? It was probably one from 1697. It was called 'Little Red Riding Hood.'

Everyone talks about moderation. How about some moderation in moderation?

Chanakya loved anger. It was a wonderfully energetic emotion and could be used very productively if channelled in the right direction.

I was told that Ganesha sat between Lakshmi and Saraswati. My quest to attain the blessings of both goddesses explains my physique.

When lions fight over a goat, it's usually the hyena that gets away with the prize.

Combine two words, Myth and History. What do you get? Mystery.

Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!'

Journey IS the destination.

Chance encounters are often the routes through which opportunities manifest themselves.

The cleanest book on a dusty bookshelf is usually a dirty one.