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A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.

Indira Gandhi

My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.
INDIRA GANDHI

Liberty Men Theory Woman
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.
INDIRA GANDHI

Cure Injustice Story
The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
INDIRA GANDHI

Born Control
There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
INDIRA GANDHI

Contentment Happiness Moments
Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
INDIRA GANDHI

Defeat Pain Victory
The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
INDIRA GANDHI

Human Inspirational Leadership Life Progress
The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.
INDIRA GANDHI

Company Life Need Young
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.
INDIRA GANDHI

Achievement Beginning Dream End Thinking Yourself
Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
INDIRA GANDHI

Faith Inspirational Summer
People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
INDIRA GANDHI

Hands Inspirational Life People Women
The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
INDIRA GANDHI

Ideas Myself
All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
INDIRA GANDHI

Game Politics
As I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.
INDIRA GANDHI

Difficult Easy Myself Time
When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
INDIRA GANDHI

Selfish Young
Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
INDIRA GANDHI

Appreciate Diversity Endurance Justice Logic
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 GANDHI

Father Ideas Mindset

A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.

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