The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
INDIRA GANDHIin today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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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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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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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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It’s not right to say that my father influenced me more than others, and I wouldn’t be able to say whether my personality was formed more by my father or my mother or the Mahatma [Gandhi] or the friends who were with us.
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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
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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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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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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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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
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