Zitat des Tages von Sharad Pawar:
One has to swallow a bitter pill to get cured.
Running a government as chief minister and managing affairs of the nation are different things.
We will primarily focus on affordable housing, water supply and transport infrastructure, as these are critical for Mumbai. Infrastructure deficit is an issue in all urban areas.
The government under Manmohan Singh is treating all political partners in a dignified manner.
Have you seen a marathon race? Some runners will be leading right from the first - but after the halfway mark, it is the runners at the back who take over while the early leaders fade out.
I think criticism of good work should stop somewhere.
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.
Sena under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray has failed. It is a party on the decline, and that decline started the day Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was formed.
Marriage is no substitute for political experience.
In the Congress, for every small thing, you have to consult the general secretaries.
When I was agriculture minister, we drafted specific policies to tackle the agrarian crisis.
Whatever I feel, I say frankly.
People want development, modern thinking. They want to encourage and support research in agriculture and other fields.
I was leader of the Opposition when Vajpayee was PM. We attacked policies, not personalities, neither inside or outside the House.
Empowering women leads to a more inclusive growth of society and the nation.
This Sonia Gandhi thing should be seen in perspective - the people of India have an emotional attachment to the family. And why not? Three of the five Congress prime ministers belong to that family. The people empathise with the family name.
Emotionally, a person is tied to the land of his birth. It's only human.
People don't understand complex issues.
The AICC is full of sycophants, nothing else.
We want those responsible for the attack on Zee TV to be arrested and punished.
As far as my involvement in the Bajaj family affairs is concerned, it is a friendly gesture.
In politics, acceptability plays very important role. On one hand, acceptability among the coalition partners is required for smooth functioning of the government. On the other hand, acceptability among the people is needed to run the country.
In agriculture, whatever you plan and execute takes 2-3 years to have an impact.
Indian cricketers need more exposure, and as cricket administrators, we need to beef up the domestic circuit. Only then will fresh talent come up.
Ethanol is a long-term solution that will take time.
I met Lalit Modi in London once. He had apprehensions regarding coming back to India, as his security was withdrawn. He was not worried about cases filed against him.
It is often remarked that I am very close to Mr. Modi. But when it comes to issues of national importance, I've never indulged in politics or considered whether the Prime Minister is from the opposition.
I have always fought for farmers getting better prices.
The Gandhi family has a tradition of being good hosts. When you call upon them, they treat you with a lot of respect.
I am used to controversies.
I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics.
In India, no one becomes prime minister before they are in their mid-70s.
Normally, I work 18 hours a day.
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 1978, when I was a non-Congress chief minister, we distributed surplus wheat among labourers. Later, when we visited a village, I asked a labourer whether he knew who sent the wheat. 'Yes, Indiraji - only Indiraji helps the poor.' Indiraji was a symbol for the weaker sections.