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.
INDIRA GANDHIYou 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.
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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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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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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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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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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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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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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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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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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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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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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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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You don’t help a country by supporting a military regime that denies any sign of democracy, and what defeated Pakistan was its military regime.
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