Daffodils - William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Jai Ho! And Ho Jaye!

Bizarre. Overloaded. Technicolor. Chaotic. Golmaal. Jugaad. Chalta Hai.
You'd run out of words long before you'd run out of an India that all those words describe. And in not just one language, but many. Including SMS.

India is not a contradiction in terms. It sets the terms for all contradiction. It's the world's biggest and most energetic democracy, where people chuck out government as frequently as they chuck out their garbage. IT's a byword for immense wealth and terrible poverty, a realm of billionaires and beggards, the Mha Kumbh mela and mega malls, tantrics and Twitter.

Have you ever seen a large 'Commit No Nuisance' sign and a line of men standing under it and peeing? A state-of-the-art expressway with cows roaming across it? A train with more people sitting on the roofs of the coaches than passengers inside? A booze shop advertising 'Chilled Bear Served Hear'?

As we celebrate the 61st year of our raucous and irrepressible Republic, we invite you to share the sights and the sounds, the scenes and the surprises, that you feel make India, India. Join us in what we hope will be the biggest exercise ever in collective story-telling: A Day in the Life of India.

Jai Ho! And Ho Jaye!

The Best Is Yet To Be

For better or worse, through thick and thin,
I'll be there by your side
sharing the laughter and the tears
through life's uncertain ride.

We don't know what the future has
in store for you and me
but this I know, without a doubt,
the best is yet to be.

President Thomas Whitmore in Independence Day

"Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"

Ode to Valhalla - 13th Warrior

Lo, there do I see my father.
Lo, there do I see my mother.
And my sister and my brother
Lo, there do I see the line of my people
Back to the beginning.
Lo, they do call to me.
They bid me take my place among them
In the halls of Valhalla
Where the brave may live forever.

Such Roles You Play! - JLA

A Greek hero could have done no better.
You stand, moody, petulant,
Behind the scenes and yet unknown to you, in view of all.
The hands are in the pockets as you stare with unseeing eyes.
And then! The sunshine breaks.
I see you, dashing, charming.
Superficial perhaps, but with a certain naivety.
You do not know what to say but you say it nonetheless.
This I have seen in your eyes.
I have seen your very essence
And it has warmed me.
There is something awkward
Behind perfection lies a man who knows who he is
And shows it in so many different ways.

Little Things You Do For Me - Vodafone Delights

The little things you do for me,
And nobody else...
Make me feel good.
Little things you do for me,
Making me smile
When no-one else could!
That's why,
I like to sit -
Next to you!
And hear your mad stories,
I know they are not true!
I like that we share,
A secret or two...
together.
The little things you do for me...