Ek hi maara [he landed just one slap]?
- Anna Hazare, following an attack on Sharad Pawar, Union agriculture minister
How long will you continue to beg for your livelihood in Maharashtra or Punjab?
– Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in UP, a state crucial to the fortunes of his party
I cannot bear Netanyahu, he’s a liar.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy to US President Barack Obama, on Israel’s prime minister, when he thought the mic was switched off.
We can’t think of deploying a large force. We would have to send as many soldiers as there are beautiful girls. And I don’t think we would manage.
– Silvio Berlusconi,
ex-prime minister of Italy, referring to sending troops for overseas military combat
The super hero in Ra.One has all the powers in the world, but to entertain. I just heard a 150 crore firework fizzle.
— Shirish Kunder, filmmaker and Farah Khan’s husband
(This story appears in the 06 January, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)