Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.
INDIRA GANDHIThe meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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We always said that our struggle was not only against the British as representatives of colonialism, it was against all the evil that existed in India. The evil of the feudal system, the evil of the system based on caste, the evil of economic injustice.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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I have certain objectives. They’re the same objectives my father had to give people a higher standard of living, to do away with the cancer of poverty, to eliminate the consequences of economic backwardness.
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I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.
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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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Let’s not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.
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Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
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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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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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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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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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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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