Indira Gandhi Quotes - Page 2

Let's not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.

The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.

As I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.

It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the present and future belong to them.

There are only moments of happiness - from contentment to ecstacy.

I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.

That's always been my philosophy. - I've never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.

I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger...well, one must risk the danger.

Ability is not always gauged by examination.

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 immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.

Have you ever climbed a mountain? You see, once you arrive at the top of a mountain, you think you've reached the highest point. But it's only an impression that doesn't last long.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.

We always said that our struggle was not only against the British as representatives of colonialism, it was against all the evil that existed in India. The evil of the feudal system, the evil of the system based on caste, the evil of economic injustice.

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.

I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.

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.

In the Western world, women have no other choice. In India, no. And I'll explain the reason. It's a reason that also has to do with my own case. In India women have never been a hostile competition with men - even in the most distant past, every time a woman emerged as a leader, perhaps as a queen, the people accepted her. As something normal and not exceptional.

Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.

I've never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don't allow themselves any other activities.

Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.

One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

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.