Indira Gandhi

The world is full of people who are trying to pluck the feathers of a bird without disturbing its flight.

To be a woman and to be a politician, it is a double challenge.

The greatest danger is not that we aim too high and miss it, but that we aim too low and reach it.

All my games were played in the open.

I am not a person who will be easily intimidated.

The meek may inherit the earth, but they will never possess it.

History is the best teacher, if we bother to learn from it.

It is not enough to be good; you must be good for something.

We must learn to be self-reliant, not just in defense, but in all aspects of life.

The greatest joy is to be able to give something to the world, even if it is a small thing.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.

We must create a society in which every individual has the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential.

The greatest challenge is to change yourself.

Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice.

To achieve anything, you must be prepared to work for it.

The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of its cities, nor the crops in its fields, but the kind of man the country turns out.

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

The greatest revolution in a country is when women are educated.

I have always been a fighter.

The only way to understand a person is to walk a mile in their shoes.