Politics Quotes by Indira Gandhi

I don't see why we and the Chinese should have to be enemies.

— Indira Gandhi

Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because…

— Indira Gandhi

I'm not ambitious. Not a bit.

— Indira Gandhi

In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved.

— Indira Gandhi

I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.

— Indira Gandhi

Even today to be civilised is held to be synonymous with being westernised. Advanced countries devote large resources to formulating and spreading ideas and…

— Indira Gandhi

To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.

— Indira Gandhi

To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

— Indira Gandhi

If we offer something to Bangladesh, it's obvious that Bangladesh is offering something to us. And why shouldn't Bangladesh be able to keep its…

— Indira Gandhi

The India I want, I'll never tire of repeating, is a more just and less poor India, one entirely free of foreign influences. If…

— Indira Gandhi

Satisfied is a word I use only in reference to my country, and I'll never be satisfied for my country. For this reasons I…

— Indira Gandhi

I always wanted to have children - if it had been up to me, I would have had eleven. It was my husband who…

— Indira Gandhi

Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.

— Indira Gandhi

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and…

— Indira Gandhi

We do not wish to impoverish the environment any further, and yet we cannot for a moment forget the grim poverty of large numbers…

— Indira Gandhi