I want to do small things, for small people, and to make the small people big...
The coming decade belongs to the right of the poor and the marginalised. The BJP is very clear on that.
Economic freedom is very important for women empowerment. They must be partners in economic development also. I have seen that women are very good at adapting to latest technology. We should link women and technology up-gradation.
Our Matru Shakti is our pride. Women empowerment is very crucial to our development.
If you have compassion for society, only then will the events of your life, sow seeds of revolution in it...
What is Gujarat? You and I are Gujarat, friends! If we read, Gujarat will read. Let us all read. Where there are 5.5 crore Gujaratis, that is my Gujarat and where each Gujarati reads, that is my Vanche Gujarat. Let us move forward with this fervour.
You must think about building a 'granth-mandir' in your village. Why is your village lacking such a 'granth-mandir'? Start with 50 books...100 books.
Even small efforts to bring about a change in the social fabric eventually reap large fruits.
Many celebrations are set to take place in Swarnim Gujarat. However, if one asks me, "As the Chief Minister, which is your favourite programme?" Then friends, I would like to say that 'Vanche Gujarat' is the closest to my heart.
If the 21st Century is the era of knowledge and of knowledgeable human-force, then, to extol this force, Gujarat must form a strong bond with books.
National festivals should become festivals of development. Republic Day or Independence Day should not be only about unfurling the Tricolour in the state capitals. We have to make them opportunities of Lok Shikshan (Mass Education).
Allocating budgets will not suffice. We need to make focused efforts at developing the tribal belt of Gujarat
Our culture is our strength be it music, dance, poetry or anything, and these are very precious.
Development seems to have become the agenda only of government. It is seen as a scheme. That should not be the case. Development should be everyone`s agenda. It should be a people's movement.
Economic development cannot take a nation forward on its own. We need a society and economy which complement each other. We need to take care of the poor, deprived and left behind sections of society.
The mantra of independence was Satyagraha. And the warriors were Satyagrahis. The mantra of New Age India must be Swachhagrah. And the warriors will be Swachhagrahis.
People must understand the Clean Ganga program, as an economic activity also. The Gangetic plains account for 40% of our population. They have over one hundred towns, and thousands of villages.
Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana is a reflection of how rich India's poor are at heart. Without any obligation to put any money in the 0 balance accounts, they didn't open an empty account.
In this era, I-ways are as essential as Highways...We need both Information Ways and Highways.
People to people contact is essential for Nations to come closer.
Every village should celebrate its birthday & it will end the poison of casteism... and once casteism ends, see how the strength of villages increase!
'Dignity of Labour' is a subject to be learnt from Australia!
The youth of India has the strength to move the entire World with a click of a mouse, we have generated that ability!
E governance can bring minimum government and maximum governance. It is easy, effective and economic governance. It brings empowerment, equity and efficiency of the economy. It is a very useful field that can be the greatest problem solver of the people.
Dignity of labour has to be our national duty; it has to be a part of our nature.
India is a democratic country & anyone can become a PM.
Jobs should be offered on the basis of merit and not 'Seefarish'.
Those who think only for a year, they sow food grains; those who think for a decade, they plant fruits; But those who think for generations, they prepare humans.
It is a matter of immense pride that never in history has there been a complaint against the Indian community from any society in the World. These values aren't small!
I brought Bhagawad Gita as a gift for the Japanese PM...I don't have anything better than Gita to give & nor does the World has anything better to receive.
All of us have to ensure that our future generations lead a life of peace, dignity and mutual respect. We need to sow the seeds of a conflict-free world, and in this endeavour, Buddhism and Hinduism have a great contribution.
In order to make India prosperous, all sections and regions of the society needed to be prosperous.
They say that this century is going to be an Asian Century. I am very clear that without embracing the path and ideals shown by Gautam Buddha this century cannot be an Asian century!
We need to assume that aspirations of people in villages are nothing less than the aspirations of people in the cities. They need a change in their lifestyle.
Cleanliness drive is something that has touched every Indian.
India's openness to new ideas is manifest in the Rig Veda: Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides.
Some people like to remain in 'Nirasha'. And they are not satisfied till they have spoken about it to other people.
India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi. Equal respect for all religions must be in the DNA of every Indian.
Kids are the biggest brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat initiative.
The MPs are not adopting villages; it's the villages that are adopting the MPs.
Cleanliness & good sanitation in schools is a matter of high importance.
People say I am lucky. I am lucky indeed because what can be better luck than to have the blessings of 125 crore Indians...
Let each one of us not waste electricity at home. By doing this, we will also light a lamp in the home of a poor.