I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
INDIRA GANDHIWe always said that our struggle was not only against the British as representatives of colonialism, it was against all the evil that existed in India. The evil of the feudal system, the evil of the system based on caste, the evil of economic injustice.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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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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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.
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You soon realize that the peak you’ve climbed was one of the lowest, that the mountain was part of a chain of mountains, that there are still so many, so many mountains to climb And the more you climb, the more you want to climb – even though you’re dead tired.
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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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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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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.
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In any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me change my mind.
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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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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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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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When it’s impossible, it’s better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
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