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.
INDIRA GANDHIDefeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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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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I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
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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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