I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled.

If an industrialist can sell his products anywhere in India and the world, why should a farmer not be allowed to do so?

I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics.

In politics one should not expect big jumps. Everything takes time.

Whether some may like it or not, I am still the farmer that I was born as and will continue to be one.

Emotionally, a person is tied to the land of his birth. It's only human.

I could never muster the courage to speak to girls in my college in Pune. Most of them were Parsis and spoke English. I came from a village and could barely converse in English.

I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections.

In my long innings, I have seen many sunrises and many sunsets; many good and bad times.

The Gandhi family has a tradition of being good hosts. When you call upon them, they treat you with a lot of respect.

Marriage is no substitute for political experience.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. John 15:1

When you finish writing the scripts they have time to take a breath and think about everything. There's just a little more time to think. Network does not allow for that.

if I hate the sins, I love the sinner, and would do much for his salvation

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.

Never yawn in front of a lady.

there is art and there is official art, there always has been and there always will be.

Ajax the great Himself a host.

I think I certainly know that the space I want to work in is a fearless space.

Life is the only sentence which doesn't end with a period.

Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.