Emotionally, a person is tied to the land of his birth. It's only human.

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.

I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled.

I am used to controversies.

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

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.