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

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.

Marriage is no substitute for political experience.

I am used to controversies.

After their encounter on the approach to Jupiter, there would aways be a secret bond between them---not of love, but of tenderness, which is often more enduring.

I don't have a clue about the way to achievement, however the way to disappointment is attempting to please everyone.

We can't be friends Cause I'm still in love with you.

In the struggle for justice, the only reward is the opportunity to be in the struggle. You can't expect that you're going to have it tomorrow. You just have to keep working on it.

If President Obama really wants to hurt the Syrian government, don't send cruise missiles. He should send over some of his economic advisers.

Joy begins with our convictions about spiritual truths we're willing to bet our lives on, and truths that are lodged so deeply within us that they produce a settled assurance about God.

Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.

When you're on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It's just not as big as when you see it on film.

Love is the creative fire, the inspiration that keeps the torch of progress aflame.