Francois Gautier Quotes & Sayings

Many live in the ivory tower called reality; they never venture on the open sea of thought. — Francois Gautier

I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family. — Francois Gautier

Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much in this country, even though I remain a Westerner. — Francois Gautier

I started writing and photographing for different publications and finally ended up being the correspondent in South Asia, for the Geneva-based Journal de Geneve, which at one time used to be one of the best international newspapers in Europe. — Francois Gautier

You accept food and music from every part of the world without reservation, don't you? You don't have to be Danish to eat Danish pastries or Italian to eat pasta and pizzas. You don't have to be a German to enjoy Beethoven or an Indian to listen to sitar music. Why then, when it comes to wisdom, do we become so narrow-minded? — Francois Gautier

The West remains obsessed by the caste system. — Francois Gautier

More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity. — Francois Gautier

I have an interest in spirituality, and it opens up so many different areas of Indian life. — Francois Gautier

I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early. — Francois Gautier