How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
INDIRA GANDHIwhat is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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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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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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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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I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
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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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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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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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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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To be a mother, a housewife, never cost me any sacrifice – I savored every minute of those years.
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As my father [Javāharlāl Nehrū] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it – otherwise ideas slip away like sand between your fingers.
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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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