All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride that surprised even me. Then even the political parties, all of them, even the deputies in Parliament, said no: it's better to die of hunger than be taken for a nation of beggars.

This is also something I've learned from experience. Didn't they perhaps give us the vote because we went too far?

My sons...I was crazy about my sons and I think I've done a super job in bringing them up.

I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.

If by religion we mean a belief in humanity rather than the gods, an effort to make man better and a little happier, then yes, I'm very religious.

Sometimes we hurt one another without realizing it.

We must protect families, we must protect children, who have inalienable rights and should be loved, should be taken care of physically and mentally, and should not be brought into the world only to suffer.