A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
INDIRA GANDHIAll my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
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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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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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I 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.
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The 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.
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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
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My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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I don’t mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.
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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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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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As 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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