Indira Gandhi Quotes

• We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities.
• A nation's strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
• India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
• There are moments in history when brooding tragedy and its dark shadows can be lightened by recalling great moments of the past.
• You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
• My father was a statesman, I'm a political woman. My father was a saint. I'm not.
• 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.
• I am not interested in a long life. I am not afraid of these things. I don't mind if my life goes in the service of this nation. If I die today, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.
• I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
• Martyrdom does not end something, it is only a beginning.
• 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.
• There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
• Think twice before pointing a finger to any one as other three fingers are always pointing towards you.
• 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.
• All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
• People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
• One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

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