Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
INDIRA GANDHIEven 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.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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It’s the same story as when we nationalized the banks. I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.
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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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Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.
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Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
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I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
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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 meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.
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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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Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
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