I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
INDIRA GANDHIEducation is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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The sterilization of men is one method of birth control. The surest, most radical method. To you it seems dreadful. To me it seems that, properly applied, it’s by no means dreadful.
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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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There is not love where there is no will.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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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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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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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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Difficulties can’t be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them. The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It’s all right to fight, yes, but only when it’s possible.
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The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.
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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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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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