Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Naveen Patnaik - Page 2

If India is to lead the world, if India is to be an advanced nation like America and China, then women empowerment is the only answer.

We've always tried to run a transparent and honest government.

We knew that Father was loved in Orissa. But the ocean of emotion that greeted us on his death was an eye-opener.

My sister is not interested in any political positions; not in Rajya Sabha or anything else.

Odisha faces natural calamities almost every year. The assistance we get from the Centre is mostly for temporary restoration of infrastructure. We have to spend a lot from state's own funds to work for the long-term. This puts too much stress on our finances. Precisely for this reason, Odisha should be considered for special category status.

I am very grateful to the MLAs for unanimously electing me as the BJD legislature party leader.

I come from a secular background.

Our government has been pro-poor, progressive, and people-oriented.

Dhamra Port is a model of modern maritime trade in Odisha and a successful example of public-private partnership.

I face no problem in communicating with the people of Orissa whom I meet everyday.

The women of Odisha will lead the way in women empowerment in India.

My party will not be with any BJP or Congress-led government.

I think of Mr Modi as a very hard-working person.

Personally, I have never considered myself corrupt or seen the need to be so. People are judged as what they are perceived to be.

Development of Kendrapada is now my responsibility. I will personally monitor development of the district.

The people of Odisha know who fulfils promises and who does not. We believe in works and not in words.

I am happy to announce that to provide remunerative price to millets-growing farmers and to improve the nutritional security, state government will procure millets and utilize them in government schemes.

Centre supports Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Polavaram and Mahanadi cases. They are sidelining the interests of Odisha.

The people of Gujarat were always more prosperous than most other states. It is the people of Gujarat who should be given credit for the development of Gujarat.

I think political parties can be funded in a perfectly rational way without being corrupt.

There is no question of any alliance with the Congress party. The Congress have always neglected the people of Odisha.

The JD, as a party, is dead.

I have fielded mothers, whose empowerment can bring the real double engine growth.

The four and half crore of people in Odisha are my family, and I will serve them till the last breath.

For cyclone-proof energy infrastructure, we would definitely explore all possibilities, including international support.

The people of Orissa had unmatched love and respect for Bijubabu. There is no way that you can wish away his legacy.

I don't have time to think about my pre-politics days. I am so very busy.

I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of Bijepur Assembly constituency for having showered their blessings on the BJD.

We always need the support of the Centre.

I believe in constructive cooperation from the central government for any development and welfare schemes for Odisha. I want to work in cooperation with them for the development of the state.

Aska is going to create history and show the way to the entire country by sending a member of women SHG to Parliament and four women members to the state assembly.

I want to clarify that as far as the Mahagathbandhan is concerned, the Biju Janata Dal is not a part of it.

The aim of my government is to set up an industrial park at Dhamra. It will bring more investments to the state.

I am always with poor and will continue work for protecting their interests.

In the past, due to faulty economic policies like freight equalisation, resource-rich states like Odisha have suffered from the discriminatory policies of the Centre.

I think it is commonplace for parties to change candidates and reshuffle ministries to bring in new faces.

My action against corruption has been well acclaimed by the people of Orissa.

I think what is important is that my work speaks for itself.

Millets are an integral part of tribal life and a staple diet of tribals of Odisha since time immemorial.

The sari's radiance, vigor and variety, produced by a single straight length of cloth, should give us in the West pause and make us think twice about the zipper, the dart and the shoulder pad.