Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
INDIRA GANDHIDacca is now the free capital of a free country.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.
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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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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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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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As my father [Javāharlāl Nehrū] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it – otherwise ideas slip away like sand between your fingers.
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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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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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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 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 learned very soon to get along by myself.
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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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Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
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