131 Quotes by Sharad Pawar

I have been to China. I noticed that wherever you went, you could ask an ordinary citizen, and he would explain, in detail, about free markets and all the other jargon of liberalisation.

Women have a better understanding of social issues, and better representation gives them an opportunity to address these issues.

The agriculture ministry has to see that their good research percolates down to the fields through the state agricultural departments and the 70-odd state agricultural universities.

I still believe that a fight between two brothers should not destroy peace and harmony and bring trouble to the common man.

Sometimes sugarcane takes about 15 months to grow, and hence it is inappropriate to ask farmers to pay their crop loans in 12 months.

It was not a state secret that I would call on Thackeray. I was not hiding anything.

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.

One has to work quietly with lot of commitment.

For running a country, team work is important, and the person at the helm has to enjoy teamwork.