Indira Gandhi

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Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) was a prominent Indian politician and stateswoman. She served as prime minister of India twice. She was India's first and only female prime minister to date. Gandhi was a central figure in Indian politics. She led the Indian National Congress. Her cumulative time as PM was the second longest after her father. The nickname "Iron Lady" became associated with her tough personality.

Professions: Politician, Stateswoman

Nationalities: Indian

Quote by Indira Gandhi: ... where does strength come from? It is not muscle strength any more. It is not also mere intellect...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger...well, one must ris...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Happiness is such a fleeting point of view - there's no such thing as continual happiness....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: All the people who fought for freedom were my heroes. I mean, that was the sort of story I liked rea...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I grew up like a boy, also because most of the children who came to our house were boys....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: If I'm happy, I look happy; if I'm angry, I show it. Without worrying about how others may react....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: People with clenched fists can not shake hands....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: If by happiness you mean ecstasy ... Yes, I've known ecstasy, and it's a blessing to be able to say ...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: In India's distant past, when the population was low, the blessing given a woman was, 'May you have ...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Have you ever climbed a mountain? You see, once you arrive at the top of a mountain, you think you'v...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Poverty assumes so many aspects here in India. There aren't only the poor that you see in the cities...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: In any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: It's a law of life - check it and you'll see it holds true in every situation of life....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Wearing khadi was a badge of honour. It was something one was proud to do....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The word 'when' is so important for a people, for an individual! If an individual thinks he won't do...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I said that my father was not a politician. I, instead, think I am. But not in the sense of being in...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The environmental problems of developing countries are not the side effects of excessive industriali...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Just when you think you've achieved something, you realize you've achieved nothing. And still you ha...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The people have nothing to fear of me; people have never feared me....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I've always discovered things for myself, in marvelous freedom....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The India I want, I'll never tire of repeating, is a more just and less poor India, one entirely fre...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I'm not interested in one label or the other - I'm only interested in solving certain problems, in g...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I want to succeed. And I want to succeed in the best way possible, without caring whether people cal...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The doctors advised me not to have even one. My health was still not good, and they said that pregna...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue. You have to have courage - courage of differe...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I'm told [ Zulfikar Ali] Bhutto is ambitious. I hope he's very ambitious; ambition may help him see ...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The life I've had, the difficulties, the hardships, the pain I've suffered since I was a child. It's...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Nowadays you can no longer let yourself be indoctrinated - the world is changing so fast! Even what ...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: To become capable, one must have faith in oneself....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Home is wherever I go....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can ...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: When it's impossible, it's better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I was happy to be with my parents. I didn't see very much of them, so I was very happy when my fathe...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Satisfied is a word I use only in reference to my country, and I'll never be satisfied for my countr...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands wit...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: There is not love where there is no will....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I certainly won't have an empty life!...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the pres...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peac...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: By now even the word socialism has so many meanings and interpretations. The Russians call themselve...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I don't think my father was my mentor....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing natio...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: At a certain point the family moved to Jaipur, where no woman could avoid the doli or purdah. They k...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I've never turned to anybody for advice and counsel. Even when I was a very small child, I had to st...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about ...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: in today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependen...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: That's always been my philosophy. - I've never thought of the consequences of a necessary action....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Life is always full of dangers and I don't think one should avoid dangers....
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Finally we promised to limit the birth rate. And this you really didn't believe; you smiled scornful...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my peop...
Quote by Indira Gandhi: Little by little I changed my mind, and when I was about eighteen, I began to consider the possibili...