If you do not milk the cow fully, it falls sick.

Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them.

When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.

It is because of me that today the union government has sanctioned special funds for the development of Bihar.

The lower caste people were killed as part of a conspiracy to dismiss my party's government.

My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life, including the Railways.

Today in India there are all sections of people, as the BJP realized when the poor voted them out.

Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.

I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time.

If you do not milk the cow fully, it falls sick.

Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center.

I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.

Musharraf is a good man and wants to improve relations with India.

I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.

For the first time in the history of Bihar, I provided a stable government. Despite being denied funds by the Centre, Bihar survived on its resources. I provided pucca dwellings to half a million Dalit families.

In a democracy, power is not permanent.

In my view, Indian Railways has immense untapped potential.

In politics, everybody is free to choose his friends and allies.

The Sangh Parivar, against which I had been waging a war, misled the people. My opponents used the Election Commission and the bureaucracy to win a political battle.

We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.

When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. You know, when people talk about the British Empire, they always forget that all the European countries had empires.

I can't believe that person on the television is really me.

I don't like to lay down on my food - it's not good for you. I like to take a walk, then meditate and read the Bible.

Our approach is more the jazz approach, where you learn to play your instrument as well as you can, develop your craft, and then communicate with each other. That's the focus, not trying to give some message or entertain or have a good light show or whatever.

I tell my students that being a writer is like being a member of a medieval guild and that what we are doing is very subversive and very important.

But the real interesting stuff is in the cellar and the attic.

It pains me to see the gap that exists in the public's consciousness - religious and secular - between the notion of Israel as a Jewish state and as a democratic state.

I have a whole fur closet. I'm not afraid of PETA.

As the U.S., the world is questioning why not end it, and so if, in fact, we were to pull out, the world would definitely question why we did this to begin with. But I still believe the world would call upon us for help if they needed it.

I owe it to my children to secure their future.

Too many people today know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.

We all get stuck. We all lose ourselves a little bit in a fantasy or in our jobs and forget how we feel about other things. It's really important to check yourself, to spend some time alone.

The Ice Storm, because of the movie, has had, or is to have, a vigorous life in other cultures.

What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.

The child is the father of the man

We want to help U.S. entrepreneurs, small business owners, and brands and companies of all sizes sell their goods to the growing Chinese consumer class. Chinese consumers will get to buy the American products they want. This, in turn, will help create American jobs and increase U.S. exports.

When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was me and I was in it, but I was never enamoured with all that. It's supposed to be sex and drugs and rock and roll and I'm not really like that. I've never really seen the Rolling Stones as anything.

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.

I am convinced that success is not measured by what you get out of life, but by what you give back.

The Holy Spirit is God the evangelist.

I did, like, one or two plays in high school, but I don't think I realized I wanted to do comedy until I got to college, and I started doing improv and saw the Upright Citizens Brigade perform and did workshops with them.

There's always some room for improvisation.