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 GANDHIThe 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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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I don’t mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.
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For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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You don’t help a country by supporting a military regime that denies any sign of democracy, and what defeated Pakistan was its military regime.
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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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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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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.
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In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.
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Now I don’t get upset by unpleasant things, I don’t play the victim, and I’m always ready to come to terms with life.
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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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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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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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