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"The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying."
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"Indeed, it is a sign of marked political weakness in anycommonwealth if the people tend to be carried away by mere oratory, if theytend to value words in and for themselves, as divorced from the deeds for whichthey are supposed to stand. The phrase-maker, the phrase-monger, the readytalker, however great his power, whose speech does not make for courage,sobriety, and right understanding, is simply a noxious element in the bodypolitic, and it speaks ill for the public if he has influence over them. To admirethe gift of oratory without regard to the moral quality behind the gift is to dowrong to the republic."

"In reality, commissions rarely solve complicated problems. Therefore, the following question arises: what is worse " to establish a commission knowing it cannot solve a complicated problem, or to believe that the commission will truly solve such a problem?"

"Politics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convinced they are."

"Let us remind our leaders that there is no place for personal interests in politics."

"M-governance is empowered governance. It has the potential to make development a truly inclusive and comprehensive mass movement. It puts governance into everyone's reach. It puts governance in your hands 24/7."

"Either cry for exchanging new currency notes for couple of days or crib for corruption for ages and generations with old one. Choice is yours."

"I think the positive competition between states in India is one of the most positive dynamics that the country has."

"Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program."

"They sit in their soundproof rooms and issue tone-deaf edicts and call themselves controlling the world. And one day they ask you to die for them."

"Let the government not be an instructor but a parent who loves and adjusts to the needs of the nation, But remember a parent does what makes things look good to the entire family without segregation."
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"The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic trick: the best illusionist being the one who can best manipulate the logic to his or her advantage, all the while giving the illusion of impartiality."

"We had won the war, but when the insurgency reared its ugly head, we lost everything we had gained."

"He could see that drinking and conversation were inexorably intertwined and that one did not occur without the other."
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