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.
INDIRA GANDHITo 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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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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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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the present and future belong to them.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
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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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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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To be a mother, a housewife, never cost me any sacrifice – I savored every minute of those years.
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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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I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
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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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We always said that our struggle was not only against the British as representatives of colonialism, it was against all the evil that existed in India. The evil of the feudal system, the evil of the system based on caste, the evil of economic injustice.
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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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