Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
INDIRA GANDHIOne must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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It’s the same story as when we nationalized the banks. I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.
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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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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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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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My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.
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Let’s not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.
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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
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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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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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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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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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Until the day she died, my mother continued to fight for the rights of women. She joined all the women’s movements of the time; she stirred up a lot of revolts. She was a great woman, a great figure. Women today would like her immensely.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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The 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.
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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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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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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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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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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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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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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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