Quotes from Indira Gandhi

A nation's strength ultimately consist in what it can do on its own and not in what it can borrow from other.

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.

Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.

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.

My commitment is my symbol, my vision my standard, and for this vision, my commitment!

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

The purpose of life is to believe,to hope and to strive.

E' tutto collegato. Quello che accade ora agli animali, succederà in seguito all'uomo

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

Las personas que piensan que no son capaces de hacer algo, no lo harán nunca, aunque tengan las aptitudes

Não se pode trocar um aperto de mão com um punho fechado

Have a bias toward action – let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away

You cannot shake hands with a closed fist.

Fear, any fear, is a waste of time. As the regrets.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist

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.

Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

[Visiting Richard Nixon] useful only to me. The experience taught me that when people do something against you, that something always turns out in your favor.

As a nation, I believe we've acquired faith in ourselves.

As my father [Jav?harl?l Nehr?] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it - otherwise ideas slip away like sand between your fingers.

My father was a saint. I'm not.

My father was a statesman, I'm a political woman. My father was a saint. I'm not.