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I am distressed when I see news channels saying 'Devdas' has let down the country by not getting an Oscar nomination.

I was criticised for making 'Devdas' so ostentatious. But stark and realistic cinema isn't the only real cinema in this country.

I've never been in any country for more than four years, and I'm learning different languages all the time. It gives you a different attitude.

In our country the moral science is weak. But these problems should be dealt by us. Why should it come from the government?

I will play with anyone for my country. I may have my personal preferences, but such preferences have never come in the way of playing for India.

I don't play tennis to prove a point to anyone. I play for my country and myself. It's not changing what people say or think. It's about what I can do. If I feel I have the ability to achieve something and haven't used my potential to that end, I'll keep trying till I succeed.

And I think it's important to remain loyal to your home country, from where you started.

Immigrants are people who leave one country, one society, and move to another society. But there has to be a recipient society to which the immigrants move.

I have received so many messages of support from across the country - women and men speaking out because they agree that contraception needs to be treated as a basic health care service.

The future generation is not going to judge India just on the basis of one election. There are greater things by which the country is judged. The future generation is going to want a strong economy.

By God's grace and strength of my work, I've managed to build a respectable image that I use to serve both my continent and my country.

The women are at an advantage - we represent the buying power in this country.

The fact is, there is not now, nor has there ever been in the whole of history, a single country in the world where women have equality with men.

In India, basketball is not that publicized whereas we have some great players in our country.

The first time I heard 'Jolene,' I was 12 years old, and it was performed by Jack White. I remember watching that video and forgetting it was from a woman's point of view, and forgetting it was a country song, and forgetting it was originally by Dolly Parton.

I would love to travel anywhere! To another country... Anywhere that's fun, that has a cool vibe.

When you are a queen in your own country, why would you want to go anywhere else?

It's always an honor to represent your country.

Zimbabweans are severely malnourished, and deaths from starvation occur even in the cities. The country has not yet suffered nationwide famine only because international donors have stepped in.

There are something like 300 anti-genocide chapters on college campuses around the country. It's bigger than the anti-apartheid movement. There are something like 500 high school chapters devoted to stopping the genocide in Darfur. Evangelicals have joined it. Jewish groups have joined it.

It's scary to criticize Beyonce in this country. People take their Beyonce very seriously.