I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
INDIRA GANDHIThe meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
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There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
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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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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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You soon realize that the peak you’ve climbed was one of the lowest, that the mountain was part of a chain of mountains, that there are still so many, so many mountains to climb And the more you climb, the more you want to climb – even though you’re dead tired.
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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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in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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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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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 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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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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To 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.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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