Voices

India Today
August 24, 1998

In a boxing match, the knock-out punch is not delivered in the first round itself.
J Jayalalitha, AIADMK chief, on her frequent threats to withdraw support to the Vajpayee Government

I am part of the Gandhi family but I don't use it as a chaise longue to lie on.
Maneka Gandhi, minister of state for welfare

These intellectuals should have held their demonstrations in Washington and Moscow, to put pressure on those governments.
A P J Abdul Kalam, head of DRDO, criticising the recent anti-nuclear demonstrations in the capital

Law is what a judge thinks on a particular day.
K P S Gill, former Punjab DGP, criticising the interpretation of law by the judiciary

They should be fighting big battles. Why do they engage in petty skirmishes?
S S Gill, Prasar Bharati CEO, on the Government's efforts to oust him from his post

The question is good, but the address is wrong. You should ask him, not me.
Ananth Kumar, Union civil aviation minister, on being asked whether Ratan Tata had pulled out of the Bangalore airport project, in Sunday

If the management wants me to hit every ball, I am willing to do that.
Rahul Dravid, cricketer, in The Asian Age

Being sexy is in you, you can't cultivate it nor can you fake it. Yes, I think I am sexy.
Tabu, actress, in Cine Blitz