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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.

Indira Gandhi

Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
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Easy Worth
Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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Appreciate Diversity Endurance Justice Logic
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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Funny Himself Kind Leadership Success
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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Freedom Inspirational Learning Women
Now I don’t get upset by unpleasant things, I don’t play the victim, and I’m always ready to come to terms with life.
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Life Play Upset Victim
Muslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.
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Eyes Mother Oppression Rage Woman
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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Cure Injustice Story
Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
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Deep Forget Silence
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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Danger Risk Thinking
I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
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Job Myself Talk
There is not love where there is no will.
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Love Willing
Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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Defeat Pain Victory
in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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Country Independent Philosophy World
To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
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Capacity Enemy Liberty Men Personality
Without 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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Growth Peace People Poor Prosperity Rich
Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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Country Freedom
There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
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Contentment Happiness Moments
I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.
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Age Beginning Myself Travel
Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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Beginning Deep End Reality
I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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Patriot Proud Understand
I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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Learning Myself
People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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Hands Inspirational Life People Women
Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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Art Politics Power
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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Father Ideas Mindset
That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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Action Necessary Philosophy
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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People Politics Remember Right Rights
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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Complaint Impossible People Resistance Selfish

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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