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.
INDIRA GANDHIEvery democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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Popularity is not a gurantee of quality.
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My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.
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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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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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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.
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The future doesn’t frighten me, even if it threatens to be full of other difficulties.
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I am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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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.
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The sterilization of men is one method of birth control. The surest, most radical method. To you it seems dreadful. To me it seems that, properly applied, it’s by no means dreadful.
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To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
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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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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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