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.
INDIRA GANDHIThere exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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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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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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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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I’ve never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don’t allow themselves any other activities.
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Just when you think you’ve achieved something, you realize you’ve achieved nothing. And still you have to go forward just the same – toward a dream so distant that your road has neither beginning nor end.
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The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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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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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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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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Even 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.
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