People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
INDIRA GANDHIPeople tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
INDIRA GANDHITo become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
INDIRA GANDHIThe question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.
INDIRA GANDHIA nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
INDIRA GANDHIWhen it’s impossible, it’s better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
INDIRA GANDHIEven 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.
INDIRA GANDHITo bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.
INDIRA GANDHILet’s not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.
INDIRA GANDHIDifficulties 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 GANDHII refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
INDIRA GANDHIEvery democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
INDIRA GANDHIThe purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
INDIRA GANDHII think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
INDIRA GANDHIYou must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
INDIRA GANDHIWhenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
INDIRA GANDHIWithout peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.
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