"Successful politics makes the best use of the material at hand, it does not brush aside reality to clutch at dreams."Mukesh Vatsyayanain The Sunday Statesman"The (film) Censor Board people may be very literate people, but literate people do not necessarily understand cinema."Actor-directorDev Anandquoted in The Hindustan Times"The Opposition seems to be more intent on providing alternatives for each other rather than trying to provide an alternative to the ruling party."Subhash Kirpekar and Kirit Bhaumikin The Times of India"Devraj Urs tried to win journalists over by granting them land at throwaway prices to build houses of their own. They sold their allotments at profit. Today Bangalore has a journalists' colony with no journalists."Kushwant Singhin The Hindustan Times"I have no personal ambitions, no personal stakes, I have no riches, no fortunes. Money hardly attracts me. This chair is somebody's gift.. . I will be here so long as I am wanted."Chief Minister of Andhra PradeshT. Anjiah in Current"The RSS-BJP leaders' renewed talk of "genuine nonalignment" only exposes further its pro-imperialist and anti-Indian content."Editorialcomment in New Age"I am not Rajendra Kumar, or Sunil Dutt to make Love Story or Rocky to launch my sons. I am Shashi Kapoor, who makes films like Junoon and Kalyug."Actor-producerShashi Kapoor in Star and Style"Just a few revelations and Antulay, the self-righteous Sultan of Bombay is on the run. . . the man has made a commerce of not just of Mrs Gandhi's name but of everything else."Arun Shouriein The Indian Express"Political parties (in Bangladesh) are now called "'tempo parties".......Their following is so small that the members can be accommodated in a three-wheeler "tempo."Kuldip Nayarin Sunday"The man (Bhagwan Rajneesh), who teaches others not to have desires, is full of desires himself..., who says not to have fears, is full of fears himself. Rajneesh has as much security as the President of America!"Film directorGoldie Anandin Stardust"Hinduism needs to be completely revamped so that it becomes more conducive to the modern day aspirations of its followers."Arun Gandhiin Imprint"Our revolutionary Bengalis won't touch sea fish; they prefer to pay five times the price for Ganga fish. As far as the Bengali is concerned the Bay of Bengal doesn't exist."Abu Abrahamin Debonair"When I hear a lady's voice I get disturbed........ Please protect me from this Amazon of a lady."Bachelor MP, A. G. Kulkrarni commenting on his powerfully voiced colleague Saroj Khaparde, during a debate in the Rajya Sabha"In a country where the Prime Minister is a lady, can the chief minister behave like this with a lady?"Shalinitai PatilMaharashtra's ex-revenue minister on her forced resignation"I'm simply an exile, I don't have roots. I'm like those water lilies that attach themselves to a dock."AuthorV. S. Naipaul quoted in the Sunday Observer"Within a week of his taking office he (Jagannath Pahadia) had revealed himself as the most magnificent bungler ever to have missed his, vocation as an attendant in apan-birishop."S. Mulgaokarin The Indian ExpressPublished By: AtMigration Published On: Nov 11, 2013 11:35 IST--- ENDS ---
