Voices

India Today
November 9, 1998

We know you can't break us and you also know that we cannot fall apart.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, referring to the opposition Congress

Once policies for each sector are in place, no one will come to the Government.
Yashwant Sinha, finance minister, saying that delays in clearing investment proposals would become a thing of the past

You should treat your votes as you treat the honour of your sisters and daughters and cast it to the BSP.
Mayawati, BSP leader

Let him feel the pulse of his supporters and then come and feel my pulse.
J H Patel, Karnataka chief minister, on former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's attempts to split the state JD unit

I am not worried about the new cars in the market. I am more worried about the economic situation.
R.S.S.L.N. Bhaskarudu, MD of Maruti Udyog Ltd

I am not a card-carrying Buddhist but I admire Buddha as the greatest Indian ever.
Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate, in The Times of India

A bit of nervousness is required to get the best out of you.
Mohammed Azharuddin, Indian cricket captain, in The Telegraph

It's boring to be beautiful and bland. I'd rather be spicy and sexy.
Mamta Kulkarni, actress, in G

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