--"Why can't the National Rural Employment guarantee Act be named National Development Guarantee Act? The first name tells the beneficiary that he is dying of hunger and the government has decided to give him hundred days of work. But if we adopt the second name, we would be telling the person that he is doing hundred days of work to build the country. It would instil a sense of pride in him instead of helplessness."
--"Put businesses in the hands of women and India will achieve the 9 per cent growth target."
--"My secularism mantra is: every citizen needs protection, not just minorities. This is secularism."
--(on Gujarat riots) "The Supreme Court has answered. The people of India have answered. I have answered this question many times. You can check your records, or search for it online".
