Indira Gandhi

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

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

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

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

Martyrdom does not end something, it is only a beginning.

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.

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.

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.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue steadily.

History is the best teacher, who has no favorite pupils.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

We have to build a better world, and we can only do it if we are united.

Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people. The goal is material, cultural and spiritual fulfilment for the people.

The meek may inherit the earth, but they will not inherit the earth's resources.

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is the presence of justice, of law, of order — in short, of government.

The environmental problems of developing countries are not just a result of the growth of population and of poverty, but also of the growth of affluence.

All my life has been a public life. I have no private life.

The world is full of people who are trying to make a living, and a few who are trying to make a difference.

Even if I die in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood, I am sure, will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.