J. Jayalalithaa

“There are ups and downs in every political career.”

“The Congress wants to ensure that it has the number to stay in power at the Centre.”

“Politics can do without women. And they tried really hard to make it happen without women.”

“I look at everyone straight in the eye.”

“I'm not irresponsible at all. That's totally removed from the truth.”

“If Sivaji Ganesan was Nadigar Thilagam, Manorama was Nadigai Thilagam.”

“Not long ago, the popular perception of Chennai was of a coffee-loving conservative city.”

“I requested people to strengthen my hands with a view to ensuring justice for Tamil Nadu and its due rights.”

“Opposition parties which have no concern for the welfare of Tamil Nadu or its people have been carrying out a campaign of lies. Their only aim is to criticise AIADMK which has the people's support.”

“There is no city in the country with nil incidence of crime. We have to look into the crime rate in proportion to the population figures.”

“Poor people have to pay high rents to marriage halls for conducting functions like wedding. Therefore, to benefit them, I have directed constructing 'Amma Marriage Halls.'”

“It is part and parcel of politics that you forget whatever has happened and move on to the future.”

“Nowadays most men I meet are terrified of me.”

“Tamil Nadu has emerged as second only to Maharashtra in having most number of industrial units, first in number of workers, third in exports.”

“When I started out, I was very shy, I was terrified of meeting strangers and I hated the lime-light.”

“AIADMK is committed to supporting an Indian for the Prime Minister's post.”

“I can give an undertaking that we will respect the constructive opinion of the opposition. We will look into their views, and how they reflect the people's views.”

“I was brought up in a very traditional way by my grandparents in an orthodox Tamil-Brahmin family.”

“Right from the beginning, it was clear that Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna had come with the intention of not giving more water to Tamil Nadu.”

“There is certainly no chance of joining the Congress.”