Chetan Bhagat Quotes

A wise man can be a fool in love.

Things won’t change much and things won’t change fast.

They say that the test of a person’s character is how he or she treats those less powerful than him or her.

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.

After a long time, we have had a stable mandate at the top. If the BJP blows this opportunity, it will set India back by a decade.

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.

Tiny bumps in time shape our lives, even though we spend hours trying to make long-term plans.

it is only when one writes a book that one realizes the true power of MSWord, from grammar checks to replace-alls.

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.

Jealousy is a rather enjoyable emotion to watch.

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.

Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It’s ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.

How can such scary looking parents create something so cute?

When a woman comes into your life, things organize themselves.

Don't be serious, be sincere.word “future” and females is a dangerous combination.

From biscuit to brides, if there is anything their children really want, parents have a problem.

I’ve told you the four thunderstorms – disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die.

Rules, after all, are only made so you can work around them.pretty girl is always right.

A 'very good friend' is a dangerous category with Indian girls. From here you can either make fast progress or if you play it wrong, you can go down to the lowest category invented by the Indian women ever - rakhi brother. Rakhi brother really means 'you can talk to me, but don't even freaking think about anything else you bore'.

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.

LIFE IS TOUGH WHEN YOU ARE ALWAYS TALKING TO PEOPLE SMARTER THAN YOU.

Be so busy Improving your self that you have no time to criticize others.

The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us.

Because knowledge is not for showing off. If I do good work, people should notice me.

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.

The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us.. the worst part is we can't say who is who.

These stupid biases and discrimination are the reason our country is so screwed up. It's Tamil first, Indian later. Punjabi first, Indian later. It has to end. National anthem, national currency, national teams - still, we won't marry our children outside our state. How can this intolerance be good for our country?

There are two ways of spreading light to be candle,or the mirror that reflects it.

Don't quit. It will happen one day.

Life will never change we should select new things and move on.

Make New Friends But Keep The OLd , One is silver The Other is Gold.

The missed call and call back drama between men and women deserves its own user mannual.

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?

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.

Losers, even if they do not have a brain,have a heart.

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.

She is too intelligent to be a good daughter-in-law.

Life is a bitch when the only woman you can think of belongs to someone else.

We have no hope if we cannot prove uncle cynic wrong.

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.

There are things some people can never understand.there's no point to telling them.

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 common sense 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.

That's what human relationships are about – selective sharing and hiding of information to the point of crazy confusion.

Sometimes, when nobody is by your side, you have to become your own cheering squad.

I feel everyone who has a chance should step out of India for a while to really see what it is like out there.

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.

Can run, you can hide, but you can’t escape my love.

Girls never tell you anything straight out anyway. You have to interpolate and extrapolate their responses to figure out what’s on their mind.

Societies that value excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and integrity do well.

In an Indian love marriage, by the time everyone gets on board, one wonders if there is any love left.

On the court our occasional touches meant little. In the room, her jostling me felt electric. I wanted to grab her tight, but didn’t. I didn’t want a scene like last time.

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.

She had perfect features, with her eye, nose, lips, and ears the right size and in right places. That is all it takes to make people beautiful, normal body parts – yet why does nature mess it up so many times?

Stupid people go to college but"smart people own them.

The world's most funniest and easiest thing is to give an advice.

Certificates from top US universities adorned the walls like tiger head in a hunter’s home.

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!

Preety girls behave best when you ignore them.

If a majority of us see and expect netas to be service providers instead of rulers, it will trigger a huge behavioural change in the political class.

They drive your nation, but just as a hired driver drives a bus. The driver cannot start believing he owns the bus. The driver should also know that if he doesn’t drive well, he will be removed.

No statues, please. School or statue? Hospital or statue? No need to explain further.

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?

Excel in your field: Whatever you do, try to be the best at it. There is too much mediocrity all around and we have learnt to live with it. However, awesomeness has no place for mediocrity. And do not confuse excellence with elitism. Being excellent at your work is different from considering yourself superior to others.

Even the most educated of us are prejudiced. One simple test of prejudice is this—will you allow your siblings or children to marry outside your community or religion? If your answer is no, then no matter how much you cheer for the Indian team, stand at attention for the national anthem or cheer the Indian flag, you are prejudiced.

Work hard, but make time for you love, family and friends. Nobody remembers powerpoint presentations on your final day.

Is fun to see educated people shout and belittle other educated people!

Girlfriends come and go but, thank God, mothers don’t break up with you.

Shocked, the teacher rushed out and brought back the headmistress. Throughout the rest of the period, both of them tried to figure out who set off the bomb and gave us lectures on our rowdy behaviour.

Dress down. Charisma comes from integrity, competence and compassion. Not from expensive clothes.

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?

The realization that we are responsible for the mess we are in—and that it isn’t ‘their’ fault—is the best hope India has had in decades.

26 January is a happy day for all Indians. Whether or not you feel patriotic, it is a guaranteed holiday in the first month of the year.

Today, the world is looking at India to get its act together. We, on the other hand, are busy finding differences and reasons to hate each other.

A bad boss is like a disease of the soul.

Sometimes the only way to get rid of an unpleasant feeling is to replace it with another unpleasant feeling.

I think half the trees in the world are felled to make up the IIT entrance exam guides. Most of them are crap.

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.

Just as people gather on the road to see a fistfight, India gathers at night to watch TV debates.

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.

When you screw someone's life, the least you can do is leave the person alone.

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.

While airports are particularly good places to hunt for Indian stupidity, many other Indian processes are retarded too.

80 per cent of people who care about politics and national issues fall in the ‘taking sides’ category.

Why did we grow up? Things were so much simpler earlier.

It’s not them, but we, who have to solve our problems.

Maggi’s tagline of ‘Taste Bhi, Health Bhi’, seems only half correct. Any nutritional expert will tell you that eating instant noodles for health is about as funny and implausible as using a cheap deodorant to attract dozens of women.

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.

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.

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.

We may want political leaders to not abuse power, but do so ourselves.

A healthy society leads to lower healthcare costs, improved productivity at work and a better quality of life for citizens. Food is a big part of public health. About time we knew what we are putting in our mouths.

It is a lack of values within us, and not just a few bad guys at the top, that has turned India corrupt.

Our politicians are not ethical because we aren’t ethical.

Tax evasion, dubious accounting and shady friendships are almost seen as natural behaviour for an Indian businessman. We don’t see them as crimes.

Until we, as a society, really feel that graft, unethical behaviour and nepotism are huge problems, and start to truly care about all of them, politicians will not change.

In cigarettes, we have pictures of blackened lungs on the packs. But packets of potato chips don’t bear the picture of an obese heart patient, right?

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.

The test of a nation’s character is how its majority citizens treat minorities.

Some experts even say the idea of India is wrong.

There are things some people can never understand. There’s no point telling them.

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These millions of youth across the nation drive my politics. Unfortunately, the kind of politics we have practised and the governments that have resulted have ensured that we suffocate the talents of an entire generation.

They are not saviours, and it is unfair to expect them to be. It’s not them, but we, who have to solve our problems.

She gave me an understanding nod. But she could never understand that losers, even if they do not have a brain, have a heart.

Right now, they don’t, because they think you, the voter, doesn’t care.

Ignore girls and they can’t leave you alone.

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.

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.

Sometimes life is not about what u want to do but what u ought to do

The world’s most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within you. The worst part is you can’t even tell who is who.

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?

Forgiving doesn't make the person who hurt you feel better, it makes you feel better.

Nothing soothes an upset Punjabi like dairy products.

I m human, I m not perfect. Although, I make mistakes all the time.

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.