Atal Bihari Vajpayee Popular Quotes

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an exceptional politician, he was also an exceptional orator and a writer, one of the most iconic leaders, and everybody loved him for his work. He was the first non-Congress prime minister who was elected nine times in Lok Sabha and twice in Rajya Sabha.

Vajpayee was the first BJP leader to become the Prime Minister of India. He led the National Democratic Alliance government from 1998-2004. He served as Prime Minister thrice – briefly in 1996, and then for two terms between 1998 and 2004. He was conferred India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, by the President of India in 2014. Vajpayee’s birthday was declared as Good Governance Day by the government in India.

Some inspiring quotes by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honor in the comity of great nations. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I try to indulge my muse whenever I am able to get away from it all. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
ADVERTISEMENT
You can change friends but not neighbours. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
No guns but only brotherhood can resolve the problems. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
For development, peace is essential. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Victory and defeat are a part of life, which are to be viewed with equanimity. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Sarkarein aayengi, jayengi; partiyan banengi bigadengi Magar ye desh rehna chaiye. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world’s poor. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
My poet’s heart gives me the strength to face political problems, particularly those which have a bearing on my conscience. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian democracy’s greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Our aim may be as high as the endless sky, but we should have a resolve in our minds to walk ahead, hand-in-hand, for victory will be ours. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Freedom is incomplete without social justice. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
It is easy to win elections by raising the slogan of “garibi hatao” but slogans do not remove poverty. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
We do not believe that nuclear war should be fought and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Let us together commence a journey of peace, harmony and progress in South Asia. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfill her dreams. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
If you do not like anything in a particular book, then sit and discuss it. Banning a book is not a solution. We have to tackle it ideologically. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee