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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.

Indira Gandhi

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.
INDIRA GANDHI

Acceptance Country Difficult Fight Life Right
I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
INDIRA GANDHI

Patriot Proud Understand
Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
INDIRA GANDHI

Danger Myself Thinking
I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.
INDIRA GANDHI

Fall In Love Myself
How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
INDIRA GANDHI

Afford Nation
To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
INDIRA GANDHI

Desire Function Politics
When it’s impossible, it’s better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
INDIRA GANDHI

Complaint Impossible People Resistance Selfish
I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
INDIRA GANDHI

Unity World
I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
INDIRA GANDHI

Danger Risk Thinking
The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.
INDIRA GANDHI

Company Life Need Young
My father was a saint. I’m not.
INDIRA GANDHI

Father Saint
Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
INDIRA GANDHI

Democracy River Women
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
Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
INDIRA GANDHI

Courage Opportunity Perseverance
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
For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
INDIRA GANDHI

Change Poverty

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