Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.
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Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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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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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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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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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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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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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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