in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
INDIRA GANDHIin today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
INDIRA GANDHII was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
INDIRA GANDHIThe fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
INDIRA GANDHIAbility is not always gauged by examination.
INDIRA GANDHII 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.
INDIRA GANDHIThere exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
INDIRA GANDHIThe meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
INDIRA GANDHIWithout courage, you cannot practice any other virtue. You have to have courage – courage of different kinds: first, intellectual courage, to sort out different values and make up your mind about which is the one which is right for you to follow.
INDIRA GANDHIEducation is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.
INDIRA GANDHITo be a mother, a housewife, never cost me any sacrifice – I savored every minute of those years.
INDIRA GANDHITo become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
INDIRA GANDHIThe 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 GANDHIOne must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
INDIRA GANDHIDacca is now the free capital of a free country.
INDIRA GANDHIPopularity is not a gurantee of quality.
INDIRA GANDHIDifficulties can’t be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them. The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It’s all right to fight, yes, but only when it’s possible.
INDIRA GANDHI