Chetan Quotes & Sayings

Nothing soothes an upset Punjabi like dairy products. — Chetan Bhagat

If we place an honest, though less wealthy person on a higher pedestal than a corrupt, yet rich individual, we will have contributed to India's progress. And — Chetan Bhagat

Panic does not help, even if you are unable to answer. Try to ask questions to the interviewers as well and it should be impressive enough. — Chetan Bhagat

Right now, they don't, because they think you, the voter, doesn't care. — Chetan Bhagat

There are things some people can never understand.there's no point to telling them. — Chetan Bhagat

Love is misunderstood by many.
Love is to be in the state of calmness even when everything is getting destroyed of you & around you.
Love is to be Permanent in the law of impermanence. — Chetan M. Kumbhar

After a long time, we have had a stable mandate at the top. If the BJP blows this opportunity, it will set India back by a decade. — Chetan Bhagat

Forgiving doesn't make the person who hurt you feel better, it makes you feel better. — Chetan Bhagat

Sometimes, when nobody is by your side, you have to become your own cheering squad. — Chetan Bhagat

Just as people gather on the road to see a fistfight, India gathers at night to watch TV debates. — Chetan Bhagat

Each moment we take some decisions & these small small decisions decides our future which will one day become our present.
We r ourselves responsible for our present & future. Now u will say that situations of our life r not in our hand. This is true but buddy situations only help us in shaping our attitude towards life. They never decides our future. — Chetan Suthar

How can such scary looking parents create something so cute? — Chetan Bhagat

We could have the most amazing leaders, the best policies and the strictest laws; however, if we the people don't care about what the leaders do or about following laws, nothing good can happen. — Chetan Bhagat

people who have made India awesome aren't all politicians. Most of the people that did this are not from the government. Whether it is entrepreneurs like J.R.D. Tata and N.R. Narayana Murthy, sportspersons like Sachin Tendulkar or musicians like A.R. Rahman, people from all walks of life have helped improve our nation. Not just celebrities, but E. Sreedharan, responsible for the Delhi Metro, and Dr Verghese Kurien, who created the Amul revolution, were all ordinary people doing their work extraordinarily well. Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda, two of the most influential figures in India's history, never held political office. Aim to be one of those people who made India awesome. — Chetan Bhagat

All of us needed time to rest. And we had time - four months of it - to take all the rest in the world. — Chetan Bhagat

The fact is that in any open society people constantly say things that other people don't like. It's completely normal that should happen. And in any confident, free society you just shrug it off and you proceed. There is no way of creating a free society where nobody says anything that others don't like. If offendness is the point at which you have to limit your thoughts then nothing can be said. There might be people who might be offended by various kinds of literature. I myself, I am not very fond of, let me not mention Chetan Bhagat, I wasn't going to say that, so I have not. And yet, I believe such writer have a right to publish, and of course to live. The point is behind these ideas of offendness and respect there is always the threat of violence. Always the threat is if you do that which disrespect or offends me I will be violent to you and so the real subject is not religion, its violence. — Salman Rushdie

Our enemy is the old school of thought, or rather, the people who defend the old school of thought. They do this in the name of antique Indian policies, culture and values. — Chetan Bhagat

The real middle class India that has always been looking for a voice that is its very own. I write about it because I belong to it. — Chetan Bhagat

How can God give girls so much power ? How can they turn productive,busy and ambitious men into a wilting mass of uselessness. Page 204 — Chetan Bhagat

I suddenly leaned forward,bringing my face close to hers.catching her breath,stifling that laugh and pink tongue,she watched me wide-eyed.I removed the wallet from my back pocket and sat down casually again.
"What happened?" I asked idly.
"I thought ... never mind".She blinked.
Ha,gotcha — Chetan Bhagat

When you screw someone's life, the least you can do is leave the person alone. — Chetan Bhagat

There will be this colossal moment in your life when you'll rampage all your mind disturbers and pin that one moment forever. Don't crave or pray for that moment though. Go out and strive hard, believe. Focus and be aware for the moment will just pass by. If you catch it, you are colossal. — Chetan M. Kumbhar

The word "future" and females is a dangerous combination. — Chetan Bhagat

Why should any guy want to be only friends with a girl? It's like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. It's like sitting in a racing car but not driving it. — Chetan Bhagat

Making a nation awesome takes more than just Twitter outrage, street protests and a toppling of governments in elections. It asks for a fundamental shift in societal values, culture and habits. — Chetan Bhagat

A bad boss is like a disease of the soul. — Chetan Bhagat

LIFE IS TOUGH WHEN YOU ARE ALWAYS TALKING TO PEOPLE SMARTER THAN YOU ... — Chetan Bhagat

Sometimes in your life you just meet someone or hear something that nudges you on the right path. And that becomes the best advice. It could just be a bit of commonsense said in a way that resonates with something in you. It's nothing new, but because it connects with you it holds meaning for you. — Chetan Bhagat

I don't think Indians have learnt much since that day. We remain as divided as ever. Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell. — Chetan Bhagat

I feel everyone who has a chance should step out of India for a while to really see what it is like out there. — Chetan Bhagat

The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us. The worst part is, you can't even tell who is who. — Chetan Bhagat

Anyway, there is a reason I am telling you this. You may think things are not connected, but think about this. If there was no Battle of Buxar, or if it had had a different outcome, the British may not have ruled India like they did. There would be none of the 'English high class, rest low class' bullshit that happens in India. There would not even be a St. Stephen's College. Just imagine, if only the jokers in Buxar had done things a little differently, maybe the white man would be speaking Hindi and Bhojpuri would be the new cool. I — Chetan Bhagat

Most people who own colleges in India haven't. Stupid people go to college. Smart people own them, — Chetan Bhagat

A STORY NEVER TOLD BEFORE — Chandra Sekhar

Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell. Anyway, — Chetan Bhagat

We' are the self (chetan, Soul) and obstruction (antray) are non-self (achetan, non-Soul); therefore, the Self (chetan, Soul) shall win in the end! — Dada Bhagwan

In relationship there are always two types of person: one weaker and the other stronger one. It's never easier to live being as weaker one! — Chetan Bhagat

The younger generation is surrounded by the Internet, apps, and video games. But somehow, my books make them read. — Chetan Bhagat

Applying the 80:20 rule, I would say that 80 per cent of our youth don't even care about politics or government. What they care about are their lives - their jobs, their boyfriends or girlfriends and, well, that's about it. — Chetan Bhagat

Say that to my mother. She stays up at night wondering about who will marry me with this skin colour. — Chetan Bhagat

In cigarettes, we have pictures of blackened lungs on the packs. But packets of potato chips don't bear the picture of an obese heart patient, right? — Chetan Bhagat

Rules, after all, are only made so you can work around them — Chetan Bhagat

Sometimes your heart can lead you to a dead end. — Chetan Bhagat

When we choose a mobile network, do we check whether Airtel or Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then why do we vote for somebody simply because he belongs to the same caste as us? — Chetan Bhagat

I think half the trees in the world are felled to make up the IIT entrance exam guides. Most of them are crap, — Chetan Bhagat

World is full of nice people,if u cannot find one be one ! — Chetan Bhagat

Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It's ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices. — Chetan Bhagat

I myself don't know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I'm frankly overwhelmed by the number of books in most of them, and I know people are buying mine. — Chetan Bhagat

Actually the choice is simple. When your child decides to love a new person, you can either see it as a chance to hate some people - the person they choose and their families. However, you can also see it as a chance to love some more people. And since when did loving more become a bad thing? — Chetan Bhagat

We think cheating, in reasonable amounts, is okay. These — Chetan Bhagat

Frustration is a sign that somewhere you took things too seriously. Unfairness — Chetan Bhagat

Tiny bumps in time shape our lives, even though we spend hours trying to make long-term plans. — Chetan Bhagat

Societies that value excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and integrity do well. If we want India to be rich, we have to value excellence and honesty first. This is where a reset, a re-prioritization of something very core to society is required. This core is our values. — Chetan Bhagat

everyone has a right to prosper and succeed through hard work, innovation and excellence. We — Chetan Bhagat

Marble flooring is to a Punjabi what a foreign degree is to a Tamilian — Chetan Bhagat

Even though I was in pain, I remembered the golden rule: if you live in a hostel, never throw away food. — Chetan Bhagat

Sometimes life is not about what u want to do but what u ought to do — Chetan Bhagat

It's not arrogance. [Tamilians] are quiet people. — Chetan Bhagat

Spurring reform in a nation also requires homogeneity in thought. People should generally agree on what a country's top problems are and the solutions needed for them. — Chetan Bhagat

It was obvious - let alone the morality of it; without reducing corruption, we could never hope to become a rich country. Yes, we need new laws like the Lokpal. Yes, — Chetan Bhagat

How can I forget there's just one life & so much to do.
Let me choose the best things to do and start to do. — Chetan M. Kumbhar

We must always suggest a way out, however simplistic it may be. It is a more positive attitude towards life. — Chetan Bhagat

Fighting corruption is not restricted to naming and shaming a few corrupt officials. If we think it is okay to cheat in exams, lie to a ticket collector in the train about our kids' ages and pay a bit of money to avoid a big traffic fine, then at some level we clearly don't care about eliminating corruption all that much. At best, we hate the politician who gets to steal (while we don't!). — Chetan Bhagat

smoke is beautiful; weightless and shapeless, it almost appears as deceptively powerless as the person releasing it, yet, it comes from within and rises above us all. Crap, — Chetan Bhagat

These stupid biases and discrimination are the reason our country is so screwed up. It's Tamil first, Indian later. Punjabi first, Indian later. It has to end. National anthem, national currency, national teams - still, we won't marry our children outside our state. How can this intolerance be good for our country? — Chetan Bhagat

Some experts even say the idea of India is wrong; it is not more than a leftover patchwork of disparate kingdoms created by the British. — Chetan Bhagat

Developed countries depend very little on rain, as this dependence creates high fluctuations in the output, year after year. Apart — Chetan Bhagat

We have no hope if we cannot prove uncle cynic wrong. — Chetan Bhagat

A wise man can be a fool in love. — Chetan Bhagat

Finally, the last point that can kill your spark is Isolation. As you grow older you will realize you are unique. When you are little, all kids want Ice cream and Spiderman. As you grow older to college, you still are a lot like your friends. But ten years later and you realize you are unique. What you want, what you believe in, what makes you feel, may be different from even the people closest to you. This can create conflict as your goals may not match with others. And you may drop some of them. Basketball captains in college invariably stop playing basketball by the time they have their second child. They give up something that meant so much to them. They do it for their family. But in doing that, the spark dies. Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others. — Chetan Bhagat

However, Americans have created a system in which wealth is created with hard work, innovation, talent and enterprise. People who display these qualities move up in life. — Chetan Bhagat

Life is travelled at a pace one decides for themselves — Chandra Sekhar

Losers, even if they do not have a brain,have a heart. — Chetan Bhagat

It is time to face real world, even if it is harder and painful. I'd rather fly and crash, than just snuggle and sleep. — Chetan Bhagat

Nature designed with a random set of genes and circumstances in which we were born. To be happy, we have to accept it and make the most of nature's design. Are you? Goals will help you do that. I must add, don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order. — Chetan Bhagat

Sometimes it is hard to explain why you find a person beautiful. — Chetan Bhagat

Jealousy is a rather enjoyable emotion to watch. — Chetan Bhagat

Maybe when you start liking people, you start liking everything about them. — Chetan Bhagat

In an Indian love marriage, by the time everyone gets on board, one wonders if there is any love left. — Chetan Bhagat

Excel in your field: Whatever you do, try to be the best at it. There is too much mediocrity all around and we have learnt to live with it. However, awesomeness has no place for mediocrity. And do not confuse excellence with elitism. Being excellent at your work is different from considering yourself superior to others. — Chetan Bhagat

I thought about my [Punjabi] family. The only nakshatram we think about is the division of petrol pumps when we have to see the girl. — Chetan Bhagat

Love? I need a lot of love.
Of course you do. Everyone does. It's funny that we never say it. It's OK to scream, 'I'm starving' in public if you are hungry; it's OK to make a fuss and say, 'I'm so sleepy', if you are tired; but somehow we cannot say, 'I need some more love.' Why can't we say it? It's just as basic a need. — Chetan Bhagat

Collective responsibility, a sense of the greater good versus just one's own good, and a strong set of collective values are imperative for improving society. These are the aims of all these pieces about our society. — Chetan Bhagat

The third trait is divisiveness. This is often taught at our home, particularly our family and relatives, where we learn about the differences amongst people. Our — Chetan Bhagat

We sat on the floor for dinner. Ananya's father passed me a banana leaf. I wondered if i had to eat it or wipe my hands with it. — Chetan Bhagat

Life will never change we should select new things and move on — Chetan Bhagat

If we are lucky enough to have good leaders at the top, change will happen quickly. Unfortunately, — Chetan Bhagat

Things won't change much and things won't change fast. — Chetan Bhagat

Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others. There — Chetan Bhagat

That which cannot be seen by the eyes, nor heard by the ears, is the Self (chetan, Soul). That which can be heard by the ears, 'Television' is seen, a 'record' is heard, that is not self (chetan, Soul) . The Self (chetan, Soul) can only be seen with the divine vision (divya chakshu). — Dada Bhagwan

A lonely human we think is lonely.
Freakin thoughts surround it.
A lonely bird we think is lonely.
Damn! Did you see!
The giant nature around it.
Disrespectful of nature if we be,
lonely are only we. — Chetan M. Kumbhar

Live with dignity. Live for others, that is how one earns respect, — Chetan Bhagat

The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us..
the worst part is we can't say who is who — Chetan Bhagat

The pretty girl is always right. — Chetan Bhagat

When you fly high people will throw stones at you. Don't look down. Just fly higher so the stones won't reach you — Chetan Bhagat

Life is a bitch when the only woman you can think of belongs to someone else. — Chetan Bhagat

Tamilians love to irritate non-Tamil speakers by speaking in Tamil only. — Chetan Bhagat

I saw [Chennai]. It had the usual Indian elements like autos, packed public buses, hassled traffic cops and tiny shops that sold groceries, fruits, utensils, clothes or novelty items. However, it did feel different. First, the sign in every shop was in Tamil. The Tamil font resembles those optical illusion puzzles that give you a headache if you stare at them long enough. Tamil women, all of them, wear flkowers in their hair. Tamil men don't believe in pants and wear lungis even in shopping districts. The city is filled with film posters. The heroes' pictures make you feel even your uncles can be movie stars. The heroes are fat, balding, have thick moustaches and the heroine next to them is a ravishing beauty. — Chetan Bhagat

Be so busy Improving your self that you have no time to criticize others. — Chetan Bhagat

No statues, please. School or statue? Hospital or statue? No need to explain further. — Chetan Bhagat