My father was a saint. I’m not.
INDIRA GANDHIAs a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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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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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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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.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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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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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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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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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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