Top 75 Smriti Irani Quotes

To an actor, what is most satisfying is that you perform your role as naturally and that people enjoy it, and more importantly, you enjoy it.

Industry people do know when a PR movement plays out. The issue is that it is an insult to our intelligence when those who are doing the PR thing presume that we are not wiser.

Even if Narendra Modi sneezes, people will find a reason to criticise him for that.

For me, I have never walked a path that has been carefully crafted or charted. I have gone into territory unknown on many an occasion.

In a democratic country like India, eulogising Rahul Gandhi with the title of Yuvraj is an insult to democracy.

Karan Thapar is aggression personified.

I love books.

What type of politics is the Congress practising, wherein its leaders commit the sin of looting money meant for the welfare of pregnant women and poor children?

Nobody asks a working man who looks after his children; it’s always the woman who is asked.

I have never lived off my family name.

Help me build the nation, not destroy it from within.

I have seen rural life and met all kinds of people.

At home, my children make sure that I fall in line and march to their tune.

Unlike the Congress, our party believes in democracy and takes a collective decision.

I think I am a living example of Modi’s capacity to forgive.

No one but people like me can understand the importance of education.

Visva-Bharati has a glorious legacy.

There is always some criticism. Tell me one thing that Narendra Modi does and you don’t criticise. If he gives a chance to newcomers, you say he forgot the old guard; if he gives a chance to an incumbent, you say Modi doesn’t give a chance to young leaders.

I have my idea of India… don’t demean it.

I know the pros and cons of not being diplomatic.

With ability to produce a diverse range of products, India has the potential to become the one-stop sourcing destination for brands and retailers of ASEAN nations.

I am lucky to be part of a ‘Kyunki.’ Not every actor gets a chance to be part of a successful television show.

I don’t come from a unit family; I come from a Sang Parivar, Swayam Sevak family.

I think too many obituaries have been written about me.

Life, especially life on soaps, sometimes needs a reality check.

Every Indian has a right to take part in politics. Why not me?

If you can’t take the heat, don’t be on that street… I get abused every day, and I don’t cry on anybody’s shoulder. I don’t play the victim card. I get abused, threatened – not only on Twitter but off it, also.

I feel very strongly about my country and stronger still about people who abuse my country.

In India, I don’t think any woman here is dictated what to wear, how to wear, whom to meet, when to meet… I am of the opinion, I don’t think anybody is dictated here; you are not told.

I’ve done shows like ‘Kuchh Dil Se,’ which was a talk show on socio-political economic issues. So I do do a variety of stuff, but I think ‘Kyunki’ gets the most limelight.

I think processes should not differ just because you are a minister. This is a job – a responsibility – not a right to override the processes that every citizen goes through.

I have no qualms about very emphatically declaring that I love my country. There is nothing regressive about it. There is nothing saffron about it.

Legislation has a certain jurisdiction. It can’t change mindsets and hearts.

Benefits of demonetisation need to percolate down to entrepreneurs and their enterprises, many of which are outside the ambit of formal economy.

Change can’t be a compulsion. It has to happen organically.

I was born in a free country, which seeked to encourage freedom and justice for all. I want to be a part of that process, just like any other Indian.

Everyone should work within the ambit of law.

I don’t know if many people know that one of the first jobs that I wanted and I lined up for was cabin crew at Jet. I was rejected because I was told I don’t have a good personality. Thank God for your rejection. After that, I got a job at McDonald’s, and the rest is history.

My belief is that policy cannot be piecemeal.

The country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice.

I was born in New Delhi in 1976.

One has to inculcate a feeling that if I build a road, then a Hindu or a Muslim or a Parsi or a Christian can walk on that road. We all have equal right to share water, electricity, or road.

I have lived life enough to know that I define myself.

I like ‘The Apprentice.’ I think it’s a cool show to watch.

You can’t stop trusting people just because of a few people.

Enhancing fabric production will also lead to strengthening the power loom sector.

I think that Congress and its affiliates and journalists who support them have made trolling quite a sophisticated measure of intervention.

The unfortunate part of being an actor-politician is that people feel an actor will not take her political commitments seriously.

One should not encourage division on the basis of religion, region, caste, or creed if one wants India to truly rise as one of the greatest nations of the world.

If anything, ‘Kyunki Saas’ is impossible without Ekta Kapoor.

Handloom is a legacy, a craft which involves close to four million weavers in the country. They have to decide how they would like to position their wares in the domestic and global markets. We in the government will support their vision to the best of our abilities.

Fiscal prudence is very important.

Let me very proudly say that as a television actor, I never, ever saw any gender bias.

In politics, during my organisational roles, I have never seen gender bias within my organisation.

It is a tragedy when you pay to make a public broadcaster survive.

I think governance is about giving people an opportunity to engage with you on subjects that you are responsible for, believing in people’s capacity to deliver, and allowing them that platform plus project their work.

I meet party workers. This is a must because it helps me understand the problems and issues of voters at the district level.

I can’t speak for the rest, but I think the little India all of us carry in our hearts should be good enough for us individually to take a step to help ensure that same freedom and justice that our constitution guarantees is given to all.

There are more than thousand mother tongues spoken in our country. This is not just a number but a reason to be proud of.

I think one of the biggest myths is that education cannot flourish with regulation. Another myth is that wherever the state sponsors education, it doesn’t flourish.

I have a legacy which I carry from my media career. That is why you will find that everybody will have an opinion about me.

I do not want any policy to be formulated that impedes the spread of education in any fashion.

As a politician, I engage with all kinds of opinions irrespective of whether they are in the media or not.

I never used gender as my crutch. Many women don’t use gender as a crutch.

People understand when you talk to them person to person, at an equal level. I tell them what I can do and what I cannot, and they tell me, ‘Didi, we know you don’t lie.’

If you teach a girl, you are not just imparting education to a woman but to a family that will later help in nation building.

Multilingualism in our nation extends back to several millennia. This multilingualism is an asset, a heritage we have inherited, and is, in fact, a resource we deeply cherish.

No one can stop me from living my life the way I want to.

I feel travelling by road helps me connect with more people and understand their problems.

I am a living example of Modi’s capacity to recognise talent and to reason.

I was going through a very bad phase when ‘Kyunki… Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi… ‘ happened. I was just not getting any work.

I am a living example of PM Modi’s tolerance… he forgave me though I publicly attacked him.

I know the pros and cons of being absolutely blunt.

The country’s future is what you will make it. Make your local representatives in parliament and assembly more answerable. Ask for more transparency in use of public funds.

Life is so unpredictable.