To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
INDIRA GANDHITo be a mother, a housewife, never cost me any sacrifice – I savored every minute of those years.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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Now I don’t get upset by unpleasant things, I don’t play the victim, and I’m always ready to come to terms with 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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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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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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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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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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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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I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.
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You don’t help a country by supporting a military regime that denies any sign of democracy, and what defeated Pakistan was its military regime.
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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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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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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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