They said it in March

"Wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, science without humanity, knowledge without character, politics without principles, commerce without morality and worship without sacrifice." -- Nancy Gibbs quoting Mahatma Gandhi’s version of the seven deadly sins in Time magazine (March 24)

"This will make it possible for universities to identify young talent and nurture them. School students also will have an enabling environment to choose the best disciplines in higher education and perhaps attend summer or winter training camps at the university. We can possibly identify future scientists..." Arjun Singh, Union HRD minister on the decision to permit universities to promote Kendriya Vidyalaya schools on their campuses (March 25)

"I have always made it clear that the expression of deep emotion should be in control. If it is out of control, we have no option. If the violent demonstrations continue, I will resign." -- Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetans, on violence in Tibet (March 26)

"I agree that learning English will give equal opportunity to rural students, including Dalits, to compete with their counterparts in urban areas for jobs in the growing knowledge sector and create equal opportunities." -- Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Karnataka on March 25

"The largest emerging market in the world is green technology and India must exploit it." -- Nobel Laureate Al Gore addressing the India Today conclave (March 13-16)

"Businesses that have made it big must be able to tell future generations about the larger societal purpose they have addressed." -- Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani ibid

"The point that one feels inescapable is the fact of India’s poverty; and how deep is one’s contempt for those Indians who, finding no difficulty in accepting one standard in India and another outside it, fail to realise this, and are failing to work night and day for the removal of this dreadful insult and humiliation…" -- V.S. Naipaul — quoted in Patrick French’s biography The World is What it is