All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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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There is not love where there is no will.
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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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To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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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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I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.
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Muslim 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.
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Popularity is not a gurantee of quality.
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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.
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It’s the same story as when we nationalized the banks. I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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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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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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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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To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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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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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the present and future belong to them.
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