"I find that when I look at the faces of my kids it really relaxes me. My wife is presently learning singing and I find that listening to her practising really relaxes me, though our neighbours are planning to sue us."-- Aamir Khan, actor, when asked how he unwinds.
"We are not a small country. The best thing with being a nuclear power is that one does not have to use the power, the threat is enough."
-- R Chidambaram, Chairman Atomic Energy Commission, after his return to Mumbai from Pokharan.
"Actually the crime rate has not gone up, but people get that feeling as there has been a spate of house robberies and dacoities during the last few weeks."
-- Gopinath Munde, home minister, on being asked why the crime rate has shot up suddenly.
"The worst thing is when we try to sleep at night and the bandicoots run all over us."
-- Mumtaz, a resident of Prem Nagar, Behrampada, where houses were razed down by the Western Railway's demolition squad.
"If I were not a singer,I would be a farmer."
-- Lucky Ali, singer.
"Before I began working in Fire, I supported the cause of Lesbians at a logical, intellectual level. Today, I understand."
-- Nandita Das, actress
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