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 GANDHIThe greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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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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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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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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I have certain objectives. They’re the same objectives my father had to give people a higher standard of living, to do away with the cancer of poverty, to eliminate the consequences of economic backwardness.
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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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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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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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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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