“I have, even as a child, always been a firm believer in fairness and always strive to be even-handed in my dealings with everyone,”

“I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for alist of questions I definitely want answered after I'm gone.”

“My favourite word is ‘no’, because I have heard it from many people on many occasions. It spurned me to strive even harder in life in attaining my goals. I always gave priority to my passion”

“I have always been straight in my dealings, whether now or in yesteryear. There was no flip-flop/”

“Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.”

“…and I believed that everyone but those kneeling in front of me saw, and that was the source of my vanity and my cowardice: always I believed everyone was watching me.”

“Sometimes, everyone is right. Not always and not even usually, but once in a while, everyone is right.”

“I have always taken the art of the ancient Egyptians as my model, even in purely technical matters.”

“Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.”

“Elegantly dressed he was always courteous but firm in what he believed to be just and fair and presented himself as a Moghul, as it were, which quality he possibly inherited from his maternal side.”