I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.
INDIRA GANDHII don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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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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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.
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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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Popularity is not a gurantee of quality.
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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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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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There is not love where there is no will.
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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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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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Difficulties can’t be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them. The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It’s all right to fight, yes, but only when it’s possible.
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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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The future doesn’t frighten me, even if it threatens to be full of other difficulties.
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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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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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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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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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