“Officers are not fruit. I can’t pick them off a tree.”

We must link Azamgarh to art and culture and not with terrorism and crime.

Some people in India want to increase corruption and dishonesty in the name of caste.

People had lost trust in governance. Getting back that trust, instilling a sense of hope and belief that good governance and development would be back on track, is my biggest achievement.

My resolve is to work for the development of the state and the welfare of the people, so I will tackle all challenges. That’s my vision.

I believe Bengal is a part of India.

U.P. is a big state. I don’t have enough leadership experience for such a big state. I requested the party for two experienced associates to help me and work with me.

I was not in the race to become a chief minister. I had never thought about it.

If a person is too ‘satisfied’, then he might become complacent, not work so hard to get ahead.

We must link Azamgarh to art and culture and not with terrorism and crime.

I have always faced challenges in my life.

Law and order is a state responsibility. I can assure you peace will be maintained in Uttar Pradesh.

Under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, terror camps are being destroyed, which is breaking the back of terrorists and Pakistan.

The tradition that I come from has a great influence on Karnataka. Not just politically – it’s also my social and moral responsibility to draw citizens facing bad governance and lawlessness to a leadership that is capable of delivering good governance and development.

Nobody is allowed to break the law.

Most of the people who oppose idol worshipping belong to TMC.

The Election Commission stopped me from campaigning. I accepted it and reached people through my prayer – in silence. People gave their approval. Praying in silence is important, and this spiritual prayer has paid off.

I’m a people’s person, believe it or not. I just have a dark side to me, which we all do.

People get very trapped where they are. When they hear “fashion” they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it’s so elitist. If you can bring your own concept or your viewpoint and translate it not down but out, then you’re really successful in the truest sense.

All of the young people – the artsy people, people who get overlooked because they’re weird or they don’t have hype around them – need to get some shine.

People say that eyes are windows to the soul.

You can beat the drum so hard that people stop listening. I wanted to use my voice wisely and not expend it wastefully.

The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted the heavies to know I was around.

I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don’t drive, I wouldn’t mind riding a bike… People think that because you become an entertainer you gotta have this rock star thug image. I’m an artist, man. I’m going to live like an artist.