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Top 25 Manmohan Singh Quotes (2025 Update)

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Life is never free of contradictions.”

1. “Life is never free of contradictions.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.”

2. “India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior.”

3. “Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.”

4. “The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “No nation, no society, no community can hold its head high and claim to be part of the civilized world if it condones the practice of discriminating against one half of humanity represented by women.”

5. “No nation, no society, no community can hold its head high and claim to be part of the civilized world if it condones the practice of discriminating against one half of humanity represented by women.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.”

6. “Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can’t afford divisive polity in India.”

7. “Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can’t afford divisive polity in India.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “India was a late comer to industrialization, and as such, we have contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But we are determined to be part of the solution to the problem.”

8. “India was a late comer to industrialization, and as such, we have contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But we are determined to be part of the solution to the problem.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.”

9. “We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “I am not very good at statistics. I am also a poor thinker.”

10. “I am not very good at statistics. I am also a poor thinker.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Yes, I think India’s economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.”

11. “Yes, I think India’s economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Terrorists had the advantage of surprise.”

12. “Terrorists had the advantage of surprise.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Those who create wealth should be shown the greatest respect.”

13. “Those who create wealth should be shown the greatest respect.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.”

14. “Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.”

15. “I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.”

16. “Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India’s entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.”

17. “We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India’s entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.”

18. “Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years – for example, 1960 to 1985 – the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.”

19. “The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years – for example, 1960 to 1985 – the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.”

20. “Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.”

21. “We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India’s entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive.”

22. “We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India’s entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “If you don’t have a functioning financial system the world economy won’t be revived. All the major economies have their responsibility to assist at a pace which is required to clean up the balance sheet of the banking system and to ensure that credit flows are resumed.”

23. “If you don’t have a functioning financial system the world economy won’t be revived. All the major economies have their responsibility to assist at a pace which is required to clean up the balance sheet of the banking system and to ensure that credit flows are resumed.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “My top most priority is to deal with India’s massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.”

24. “My top most priority is to deal with India’s massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.”

25. “Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “If you have a rigidly controlled economy, cut off from the rest of the world by infinite protection, nobody has any incentive to increase productivity and to bring new ideas.”

26. “If you have a rigidly controlled economy, cut off from the rest of the world by infinite protection, nobody has any incentive to increase productivity and to bring new ideas.”

— Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh Quote: “Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don’t have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important.”

27. “Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don’t have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important.”

— Manmohan Singh

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