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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.
A theory must be tempered with reality.
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.... (more Jawaharlal Nehru quotes)
| Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Oxford India Paperbacks) by Sarvepalli Gopal | |
| Jawaharlal Nehru, an autobiography: With musings on recent events in India by Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Jawaharlal Nehru: Rebel and Statesman (Oxford India Paperbacks) by B.R. Nanda |