It’s not right to say that my father influenced me more than others, and I wouldn’t be able to say whether my personality was formed more by my father or my mother or the Mahatma [Gandhi] or the friends who were with us.
INDIRA GANDHIMy 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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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When it’s impossible, it’s better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
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It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the present and future belong to them.
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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
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I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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It’s the same story as when we nationalized the banks. I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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