I’ve never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don’t allow themselves any other activities.
INDIRA GANDHIMuslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
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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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You soon realize that the peak you’ve climbed was one of the lowest, that the mountain was part of a chain of mountains, that there are still so many, so many mountains to climb And the more you climb, the more you want to climb – even though you’re dead tired.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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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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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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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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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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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.
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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
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