I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
INDIRA GANDHIForgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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Now I don’t get upset by unpleasant things, I don’t play the victim, and I’m always ready to come to terms with life.
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To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
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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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To 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.
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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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Life is a continuous process of adjustment.
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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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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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I am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
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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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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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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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