Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
INDIRA GANDHIIt’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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I’ve never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don’t allow themselves any other activities.
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There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
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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.
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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.
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The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.
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Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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Just when you think you’ve achieved something, you realize you’ve achieved nothing. And still you have to go forward just the same – toward a dream so distant that your road has neither beginning nor end.
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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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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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