“My mother Naseem Bano who was called the first 'Pari Chehra' or beauty...” — Saira Banu Quote

“My mother Naseem Bano who was called the first 'Pari Chehra' or beauty queen of the film industry, had taken me to London after she saw me taking fancy to her ghaghra, lipstick and dance to the tunes of her film songs. For her, academics were more important than films.”

“Every touch and hug that I got from my grandmom and mom was therapeutic.”

“I am at my best within my family fold. Outside, I am withdrawn, aloof and reserved.”

“By the time I entered high school, I had forsaken academics altogether in favor of my burgeoning acting career.”

“Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim to speak for the poor and dispossessed, Democrats have increasingly become the party of an upper-middle-class professional elite, top-heavy with journalists, academics and lawyers.”

“Even if I had not become a doctor like my parents, I would've done something to do with academics.”