Rahul Gandhi Quotations

I am not averse to politics, but that does not mean that I am going to join politics.

It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.

It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.

For me, the Congress party is now my life, the people of India are my life, and I will fight for the people of India and for this party

Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.

We are all aware that corruption is pervasive. It operates at every level. The poor may carry its greatest burden, but it is an affliction that every Indian is desperate to be rid of.

What I saw when I was a child was my father who was a pilot, and because of circumstances was thrown into the political system, and all I saw when was small after my grandmother died was my father in constant - constant combat with the system in India, and then I saw him die, actually.

There are people doing yoga in New York, dancing around; that's the power of India. You go to a nightclub somewhere in Spain and there's Amitabh Bachchan on the screen there, dancing around. That's the power of India. That's the power of Indian people.

If I am incompetent, I am useless, the people of India will see that.

A rising tide doesn't raise people who don't have a boat. We have to build the boat for them. We have to give them the basic infrastructure to rise with the tide.

I have an aim - I have a clear aim in my mind, and the aim is that I do not like what I see in Indian politics; it is something that is inside my heart.

I believe that a politician needs to be with people.

India absorbs things; India's not a divisive place.

I have done this because it is the right thing to do.

I am ready to take the responsibility of (leading) the party in the state if the high command asks. If the Central leadership gives me the responsibility, I can turn around the fortunes of the party in the state.

I will speak to you tomorrow and till then I will sit there (among the delegates).

My place right now is among the people. My place right now is to learn and understand so that I can serve my people and party better.

If the party leadership wants, then I am ready for it.

A Dalit needs Jupiter's escape velocity to achieve success.

A rising tide raises all boats, but you need a boat to rise with the tide. What does he who does not have a boat do?

(When asked about the free distribution of Akash tablet his party had promised) "Frankly, I am not the person who came up with the Aakash tablet. You need to ask the gentleman who came up with it.

What is happening to human resources in Punjab. 7 out of 10 youth have the problem of drugs.

We have to provide the roads on which our dreams are paved. And these roads can't have potholes, they can't break down in six months. They have to be big roads because they are going to carry strong people, they are going to carry strong forces.

Politics is everywhere. It's in your shirt, it's in your pants. It's everywhere.

We will work on inclusive governance for inclusive growth

The Congress as I see, does not belong to me or to you, but it belongs to the whole country.

It (Congress) is a funny party. It is the largest political organization in the world but perhaps does not have a single rule or regulation. We create new rules every two minutes and then dump them. Nobody knows the rules in the party

India is going to be the 21st century's Saudi Arabia in terms of human resources

I am going to make sure that transformation happens, and I will do it in ways you cannot even imagine.

Passion is listening.

It is for women to come forward and choose the path of sacrifice for serving the nation.

See, there is a tendency to look at India as a country.

When I was training to be a pilot, there was a large section in the book on how to drop mail from the plane.

China is referred to as the 'dragon' and India as an 'elephant'. But we are not an elephant, we are a 'beehive'.

You should stop asking your politicians how they're gonna do it.

India is the Saudi Arabia of human resources for the 21st century. The power that we used to get from oil in 20th century, we will get it from people like you in 21st century.

I went to University in 1991, and I remember, nobody thought of India. I remember conversations where people would laugh and say, "Do you have elephants on the road?" Nobody is saying that today.

We will stop 99 per cent of the attacks. But one per cent of attacks might get through and that is what I am saying.

India is the Saudi Arabia of 21st century.

Millions of Indians are brimming with energy.

All the public systems – administration, justice, education and political are designed to keep people with knowledge out. Such a system promotes mediocrity.

Poverty is a state of mind.

We need to empower everybody, not one person, not almost everybody, but everybody.

Let's fight against corruption for a better India

There is a work that my father had started, a dream he had dreamt. I come to you today saying...allow me to turn that dream into reality

If India is computer, Congress is its default program.

Politics is everywhere.. it is in your shirt.. in your pants.. everywhere.

It is the time to move ahead and bring the change

Poverty is just a state of mind,

Lokpal Bill alone is not adequate to fight corruption. We need a comprehensive anti-corruption code in this country. The UPA Government has developed a powerful anti-corruption frame work consisting of eight new Central laws...... This is not about one Bill, this is about a frame work and we want to deliver that frame work to the country

We have unleashed aspirations of youngsters. Democracy is not going to go backwards. India is too big a country to be run by one person. We are going to accelerate the process of democratization and I think that is the biggest opportunity for Congress party because that is the DNA of the Congress

Nobody can refuse a person who comes and asks for a job. Nobody can refuse a poor man when he goes and asks for food. Nobody can stop any Indian if he asks a question of his government. This is what the Congress party and the UPA have done over the last 10 years.