You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUEvery great revolution, whether it is right or not, we really know has any vital, urgent need to basis. It comes not just from itself.
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There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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I do not attach much importance to America’s bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.
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When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
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A man who is afraid will do anything.
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.
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When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
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Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up in my estimation; not the ritual or ceremonial part, but it’s great books, the “Upnishads,” and the “Bhagavad Gita.”
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Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.
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Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
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Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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