My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
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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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.
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Education 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.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.
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For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
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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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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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I’ve never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don’t allow themselves any other activities.
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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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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.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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