There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority. Pratibha Patil More Quotes by Pratibha Patil More Quotes From Pratibha Patil When I took over, I thought that I must do something for the empowerment of women. Pratibha Patil something thought empowerment women When I was put up as a candidate for this, I was a political person. But after becoming the president, I become non-political, a-political, because president does not then belong to any political party. Pratibha Patil person become political party We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent. Pratibha Patil africa view south-africa world While bringing about reforms and improving institutions, we have to be cautious that while shaking the tree to remove the bad fruit, we do not bring down the tree itself. Pratibha Patil down bad fruit tree Our goal of poverty eradication and of inclusive growth that embraces the disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society can be achieved when our actions are guided by a social conscience and are not devoid of sensitivity. Pratibha Patil conscience poverty growth society After I retire, for some time at least, I will spend my time with my grandchildren and my family members, because all these years, 50 years, I have not been able to give my time to them. Pratibha Patil will grandchildren family time
