To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.
INDIRA GANDHIAs I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
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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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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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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 question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.
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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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There is not love where there is no will.
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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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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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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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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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As I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.
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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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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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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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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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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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Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
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Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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