Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
INDIRA GANDHIMuslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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I have certain objectives. They’re the same objectives my father had to give people a higher standard of living, to do away with the cancer of poverty, to eliminate the consequences of economic backwardness.
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Popularity is not a gurantee of quality.
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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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Difficulties can’t be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them. The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It’s all right to fight, yes, but only when it’s possible.
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I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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