Top 40 Anand Neelakantan Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Success breeds pride and vanity. And pride is the only reward of success.”

— Anand Neelakantan

2. “Krishna said with a smile. “Once you win, everything will be considered fair.”

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3. “A good politician knows when to act noble and when to be ruthless. Politics is the art of using others to achieve your goals.”

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4. “I had lived as Ravana and I would die as Ravana. I did not intend to become Rama, the perfect man and God. There was no dearth of gods in my country. It only lacked men.”

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5. “Jealousy is the driving force of progress, envy is the motivating force of life.”

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6. “Can you plant a sapling and expect it to grow into a tree overnight? You have to water it, nurture it, give it sunlight, rain, and manure, and then slowly, it will grow.”

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7. “A defeated race often uses its cultural supremacy to cover the shame of defeat.”

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8. “There are people who will offer you many things and demand nothing in return. Fear them the most, for they are the ones who will take the things that are most precious to you and then their demands will come at a time when it is most inconvenient to you.”

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9. “Kama, yours is the only love I want. It is what keeps me alive, keeps me going.”

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10. “A new world is dawning where convoluted justifications will take the place of the simple sense of right and wrong. Dwarfs will be made into giants and praised by blind followers who will attack like a pack of wolves and devour any dissenters.”

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11. “One should honour women and not insult anyone. If there was.”

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12. “Every death is a temporary pause in the symphony called life.”

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13. “There are different kinds of work. Work for the sake of result is not worship. Work unaffected by result is true worship.”

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14. “As a child, rain meant endless amusement; in youth it meant romance; in middle-age, nothing mattered except the struggle of everyday living; but it was in the last leg of one’s life when the rains assumed their sinister avatar. Thimma.”

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15. “An evil man without vices was the most dangerous of all.”

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16. “Most humble men are either hypocrites or have much to be humble about. Success breeds pride and vanity. And pride is the only reward of success.”

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17. “It is always when everything appears dream-like and life seems to possess a never-ending charm, that foolish thoughts and dangerous aspirations take birth in the minds of humans.”

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18. “Every principle is broken one day or another and if it is for the right cause, there is nothing wrong in that.”

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19. “Baali scoffed, ‘I don’t believe in God. No creature except man believes in God, Tara. The animals and birds believe in the power of their limbs, in the speed of their feet, in the strength of their wings. No God has punished any animal for not worshiping him or her. I’m Vanara, an animal and no God – if he exists – will punish me for being me, Tara.”

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20. “Fear is not an emotion, it is a disease. It spreads from the leader to his followers and vice–versa. Nothing has killed more men in war than fear. What should a warrior fear? Death? But death is what everyone achieves ultimately. Is it wounds that you fear? What is more important? A pint of your blood or the nectar of victory? Think. Thinking will clear such doubts.”

— Anand Neelakantan

21. “I think it was the size of the dream and the willingness to act on it. Ravana dreamt big and strove ruthlessly to achieve it.”

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22. “What makes you think you can survive as a saint in this world, unless you make it your business to exploit the gullible and greedy?”

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23. “Anger is the lowest emotion. It clouds the intellect and can make you do foolish things. You become blind to reason and react only with your body, without thinking. This leads to failure in every sphere. Uproot this evil from your system.”

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24. “Krishna, from desire, life is born. From attachment, love. From passion, beauty. From compassion, humanity. Desire is the very foundation of nature.”

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25. “Fighting for glory is a small passion. Fighting for the voiceless, powerless, ignorant and poor, will put fire in your veins and give your muscles incredible power. Then you will not be alone. The whole Universe will come to your aid. Who can stop you then? Now get up and fight like a man.” Balarama lifted his foot from Suyodhana’s chest and helped him up.”

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26. “Never associate any evil with a group. Hate their sins, but not the people.”

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27. “No self-respecting God would allow a good man to be happy for long. God has relevance only in the unhappiness of good people.”

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28. “The saint and the atheist, seekers both, bowed to each other and went their separate ways.”

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29. “Intelligence is just a tool to serve our emotions and I want to live as God intended man to live.”

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30. “Fight all you want, but you will never win. You can change a system only by being part of that system, by being part of the change.”

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31. “What wins ultimately, will be called the truth.”

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32. “When our schools fail to teach our children what they should know, other schools take their place and teach different lessons, which we may not like.”

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33. “I think it was the size of the dream and the willingness to act on it.”

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34. “Nothing is more condemnable than selfishness. A man who thinks of himself alone is the most unlucky person of all.”

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35. “But I was a dreamer. And I did not want to just get along in this world. I wanted to own it. Why were our people so meek and humble? That was something I always wondered about. Why were only a few able to control the power and wealth while the rest obliged them, and even laid down their lives to help this small selfish gang oppress them and their children?”

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36. “That is a good piece of propaganda, I must admit. Claim that God is with you, or better, you are God, then anything you do, any adharma you commit, becomes divine play.”

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37. “We are a race that gains wisdom only after disaster strikes us.”

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38. “Happiness and sadness are just two eternal truths like day and night. A man of superior intellect is never affected by these emotions. They are not base emotions at all but a reflection of our thoughts, a reaction to our perspective on things we see, hear and do. Equanimity is not only desirable in a warrior, but a must. Without it, you are as good as dead in the battlefield.”

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39. “In this world that is an illusion, every emotion is real. In this world that is real, every truth is illusory.”

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40. “Our dharma was based on simple things: a man should be true to his word; he should speak from his heart and shouldn’t do anything he considered wrong. One should not cheat even if one was sure to fail. One should honour women and not insult anyone. If there was injustice, we had to fight it at all costs.”

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41. “It could have been due to my inborn leadership qualities that this stealing of a subordinate’s idea and claiming credit for it, came easily to me.”

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42. “I believe there is a world out there to conquer. A better world awaiting us.”

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43. “Ten kings met once a year to decide about water sharing, fixing customs, excise, and toll rates, port levies, and to exchange musicians and artisans. An.”

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44. “All wars are without reason, Sita. Men fight to satisfy their egos, to secure their property, or to simply grab what belongs to others.”

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45. “The right decision is always based on the greatest common good and not in favour of one particular group.”

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46. “It’s not a sin to feel bitter. It’s a sin to feel like a victim. I am not a victim, Sita, neither are you. We all made our choices. We chose our men, we chose our destinies and we chose our lives. Some choices went wrong, but life always gives a second chance, in fact many chances.”

— Anand Neelakantan