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.
INDIRA GANDHIWhen I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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The 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.
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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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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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I don’t see the world as something divided between right and left.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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I 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.
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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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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
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