Quotes by Indira Gandhi

A nation s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others. (Indira Gandhi)

All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake. (Indira Gandhi)

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. (Indira Gandhi)

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. (Indira Gandhi)

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. (Indira Gandhi)

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. (Indira Gandhi)

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning. (Indira Gandhi)

My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not. (Indira Gandhi)

My father was a statesman, I'm a political woman. My father was a saint. I'm not. (Indira Gandhi)

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. (Indira Gandhi)