Sanjay Leela Bhansali Quotes

All the punishment in the world will not reform a man, unless he knows that he who inflicts it upon him does it for the sake of reformation, and really and truly loves him, and has his good at heart. Punishment inflicted for gratifying the appetite makes man afraid but debases him.

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

The key to coaching is love. It's not knowledge; it's not discipline. If you love 'em, you can discipline them. If you love 'em, you can yell at them and laugh about it later.

Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.

I treat people who write me the way my friends and I all treat each other when we go to each other for advice, which is sometimes with supreme cruelty.

I'm quite a disciplinarian: I can be a shouter. But I can be a very demonstrative kisser and hugger.

Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

If, when you charged a person with his faults, you credited him with his virtues too, you would probably like everybody.

What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

Be always lavish of your caresses, and sparing in your corrections.

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.

I love reader mail, and I do read it, but I won't read hate mail.

Young people should be helped, sheltered, ignored, and clubbed if necessary.

Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.

I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.

I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, they'll get disciplined.

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?

You either believe that people respond to authority, or that they respond to kindness and inclusion. I'm obviously in the latter camp. I think that people respond better to reward than punishment.

Tough love - I'm kind of weary of that. I don't think it's so effective.

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.

In my own life, when I was most inspired by a teacher, it always involved a real dialogue, a looseness and a real caring and compassion. It was not without rigor, not without discipline, not without standards, but all that was done out of love.

Teach my children to love! They'll learn to hate on their own.

If you want obedience command with what is possible