#india

Gordie, the white boy genius, gave me this book by a Russian dude named Tolstoy, who wrote, 'Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' Well, I hate to argue with a Russian genius, but Tolstoy didn't know Indians, and he didn't know that all Indian families are unhappy for the same exact reasons: the frikkin' booze. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#american-indians #humor #tolstoy #family

Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#could #country #governor #great #indians

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#indian #kill #only #shoots

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should have called him 'Plays with Camera.' ↗

— Pauline Kael

#camera #costner #feathers #hair #head

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#acknowledge #amazing #embarrassed #great #great nation

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#crime #death #india #only #read

India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#her #india #model #must #our

India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#dream #india #live #nuclear #nuclear weapons

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#healthy #india #into #nation #prosperous

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#economic #economic prosperity #generation #give #heritage