“Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.”

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.

in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.

Until the day she died, my mother continued to fight for the rights of women. She joined all the women’s movements of the time; she stirred up a lot of revolts. She was a great woman, a great figure. Women today would like her immensely.

All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.

Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.

Without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue. You have to have courage – courage of different kinds: first, intellectual courage, to sort out different values and make up your mind about which is the one which is right for you to follow.

Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.

I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.

Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.

I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.

Life is a continuous process of adjustment.

Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.

To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.

Let’s not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.

Ability is not always gauged by examination.

Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.

If you really want peace on earth, create peace in your heart, in your being. That is the right place to begin with and then spread.

The world has plenty of room, riches, money and beauty. Let us begin by dividing it more fairly.

Begin to live as though your prayers are already answered.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.

Most people’s historical perspective begins with the day of their birth.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.

The heights of the earth don’t even begin to measure up to how much the creator of this universe loves you.