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.

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

Marriage is no substitute for political experience.

Whatever I feel, I say frankly.

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

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

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