As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
INDIRA GANDHII refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.
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I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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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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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.
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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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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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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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Until the day she died, my mother continued to fight for the rights of women. She joined all the women’s movements of the time; she stirred up a lot of revolts. She was a great woman, a great figure. Women today would like her immensely.
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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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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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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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To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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Just when you think you’ve achieved something, you realize you’ve achieved nothing. And still you have to go forward just the same – toward a dream so distant that your road has neither beginning nor end.
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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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There is not love where there is no will.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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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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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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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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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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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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