There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness is the measure of imperfection. H. G. Wells
Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them. Lalu Prasad Yadav
If God had intended us to fly, he'd have never given us railways. Michael Flanders
Wagon is the bread-earning horse of the Railways. Load it adequately. Make it run and don't stable it. Lalu Prasad Yadav
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. John Betjeman
My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life, including the Railways. Lalu Prasad Yadav