Quotes by Indira Gandhi

• One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
• My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not.
• A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
• All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
• Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
• 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.
• Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
• 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.
• The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
• Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
• You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
• 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.
• People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
• 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.
• There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
• There is not love where there is no will.
• You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
• When faced with darkness, find your light within.
• You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist