Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUA leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.
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India cannot sit on the fence anymore. It may have to make a choice. Either way it is going face problems.
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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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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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In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
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There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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