Indira Gandhi

My dreams are not for me, but for India.

The only revolution that is worthwhile is the one that transforms the human heart.

When you are in power, you must be prepared to make unpopular decisions.

The greatest challenge before us is to build a new India that is strong, prosperous, and just.

I am not afraid of anyone. I am not afraid of anything.

The courage to think differently is what makes a leader.

The only way to solve problems is to face them head-on.

I have no personal enemies, but I have many political adversaries.

The greatest strength of a nation lies in its unity.

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.

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it.

I am not a person to be pressured—by anybody or any nation.

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.

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.

If I died 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.

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

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.

I suppose I am a little old-fashioned. I believe in the simple things, like honesty and hard work.

Ability is not the monopoly of any single race or country or of any one class in society.