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My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Indira Gandhi

When it’s impossible, it’s better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
INDIRA GANDHI

Complaint Impossible People Resistance Selfish
Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
INDIRA GANDHI

Empowerment Listening True Woman
what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
INDIRA GANDHI

Needs Popularity Right Wise
All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
INDIRA GANDHI

Game Politics
Muslim 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.
INDIRA GANDHI

Eyes Mother Oppression Rage Woman
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
INDIRA GANDHI

Freedom Inspirational Learning Women
In any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me change my mind.
INDIRA GANDHI

Change Defeat Mindset Victory World
I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
INDIRA GANDHI

Patriot Proud Understand
I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
INDIRA GANDHI

Danger Risk Thinking
That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
INDIRA GANDHI

Action Necessary Philosophy
I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.
INDIRA GANDHI

Age Beginning Myself Travel
For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
INDIRA GANDHI

Change Poverty
Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
INDIRA GANDHI

Easy Worth
To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
INDIRA GANDHI

Capability Faith Oneself
I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.
INDIRA GANDHI

Difficult Life Training
Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
INDIRA GANDHI

Deep Forget Silence

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

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My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

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