Ashoka's Quotes & Sayings

We started Ashoka here in India with a simple idea: that you needed social entrepreneurs to deal with problems that don't fit the business paradigm. — Bill Drayton

He who does reverence to his own sect, while disparaging the sects of others with intent to enhance the glory of his own sect, by such conduct inflicts the severest injury on his own sect. — Ashoka

May the partisans of all doctrines in all countries unite and live in a common fellowship. For all alike profess mastery to be attained over oneself and purity of the heart. — Ashoka

I firmly believed that with the breadth of knowledge now makes it impossible for someone to be a polymath in the 20th century-until I met Dr.Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad. — Abdus Salam

Society shall never make progress unless it changes its basic objective of making things easier;instead our main objective should be to make men stronger!I say "men" as women have always had and shall continue to have all the strength needed!!-Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad(Woods oration-2008) — Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad

Ash. It's short for Ashoka."
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"A hero's name."
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"I'm not a hero."
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"Then we will make you one, Ashoka. — Sarwat Chadda

Heaven is no permanent abode of morons even though they may gain entry by sheer virtuosity of their deeds.Ashoka Prasad(Hegelian Lecture) — Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad

When an unconquered country is conquered, people are killed ... That the beloved of the Gods finds very pitiful and grievous ... If anyone does him wrong, it will be forgiven as far as it can be forgiven ... The beloved of the Gods considers that the greatest of all victories is the victory of righteousness. — Ashoka

It is forbidden to decry other sects; the true believer gives honour to whatever in them is worthy of honour. — Ashoka

Ashoka's dilemma is the dilemma of civilization itself. As society developed and weaponry became more deadly, the empire, founded on and maintained by violence, would paradoxically become the most effective means of keeping the peace. — Karen Armstrong

Ashoka supplemented this general moral and political principle by a dialectical argument based on enlightened self-interest: 'For he who does reverence to his own sect while disparaging the sects of others wholly from attachment to his own sect, in reality inflicts, by such conduct, the severest injury on his own sect. — Amartya Sen

The right to life of a woman should not be contingent on her obedience of social norms and traditions.A.Prasad(Venkat Seminar ) — Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad

Let all listen, and be willing to listen to the doctrines professed by others. — Ashoka

She leaned forward and put her warm, smooth lips against his. They lingered there and Ash felt a shiver run right through his body. In a good way. A very good way. He could get used to this.
"May the gods protect you, Ashoka Mistry," she whispered. — Sarwat Chadda

No society can prosper if it aims at making things easier-instead it should aim at making people stronger!! — Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad

To become truly human,one has to try an release oneself from the shackles of race,religion and nationality.The quantum of humanism one acquires is inevitably filtered when one limits oneself.-Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad(Kant Lecture,20090) — Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad

It's a pity that the land of great leaders like Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka and Akbar, has to be led by a dummy PM. - Shruti Ranjan — Tuhin A. Sinha