Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
INDIRA GANDHIDacca is now the free capital of a free country.
INDIRA GANDHITo 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 GANDHIThe purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
INDIRA GANDHIHow can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
INDIRA GANDHIin today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
INDIRA GANDHII am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
INDIRA GANDHIAs 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 GANDHIThe 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.
INDIRA GANDHIFor me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
INDIRA GANDHIAbility is not always gauged by examination.
INDIRA GANDHIThere is not love where there is no will.
INDIRA GANDHINever forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
INDIRA GANDHIWhen I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
INDIRA GANDHIRebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
INDIRA GANDHILife is a continuous process of adjustment.
INDIRA GANDHIAs 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.
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