Indira Gandhi quotes

Indira Gandhi quotes:

• Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
• My grandfather once told me that there are 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.
• I'm certainly not a workaholic.
• My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not.
• 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.
• 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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• Winning or losing of the election is less important than strengthening the country.
• To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
• The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
• Ability is not always gauged by examination.
• Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
• I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
• Difficulties can't be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them...The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It's all right to fight, yes, but only when it's possible.
• The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
• Popularity is not a guarantee of quality.
• Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.
• Let's not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.
• Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others.
• If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying.
• Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
• If I see something dirty or untidy, I have to clean it up.
• 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.
• Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.
• 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.
• Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.
• People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
• Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen.
• Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
• Wearing khadi was a badge of honour. It was something one was proud to do.
• On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.