Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
INDIRA GANDHIIt’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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.
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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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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 was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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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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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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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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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
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