Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage. Indira Gandhi More Quotes by Indira Gandhi More Quotes From Indira Gandhi You must be still in the midst of activity, and be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one. Indira Gandhi My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am 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 You have to understand my relationship with my sister – we have been through a hell of a lot together, everybody is like 'look, you come from this illustrious family, and everything is easy'. Actually it's not so easy. My father was assassinated, my grandmother was assassinated, huge political battles, wins in political battles, losses in political battles. Indira Gandhi top-news 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. Indira Gandhi group competition work people Winning or losing of the election is less important than strengthening the country. Indira Gandhi election losing winning country I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath, and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it. Indira Gandhi i-am my-life service life I think basically I'm lazy, but I have a housewife's mentality when I go about my job. Indira Gandhi job go think lazy If I see something dirty or untidy, I have to clean it up. Indira Gandhi i-see something see dirty I have already reached out to the janata, and I am only trying to acquaint myself with people's problems. Indira Gandhi i-am problems myself people There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty. Indira Gandhi problems poverty attention war I do not like carving the world into segments; we are one world. Indira Gandhi segments like carving world I've never turned to anybody for advice and counsel. Even when I was a very small child, I had to stand on my feet because of the circumstances of those times, and somehow, the circumstances have remained more or less the same. I have to take my own decisions. Indira Gandhi never child my-own feet I am frequently attacked. Indira Gandhi frequently attacked am i-am On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods. Indira Gandhi own look rich poverty The environmental problems of developing countries are not the side effects of excessive industrialisation but reflect the inadequacy of development. Indira Gandhi problems environmental development The collective judgment of the electorate must be respected. Indira Gandhi collective respected must judgment This is why we feel that democracy's important: because democracy allows you to have small explosions and therefore avoid the bigger explosions. Indira Gandhi feel you democracy important Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others. Indira Gandhi you mind happy happiness
