Talk:Indira Gandhi

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• I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

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

• 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.

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

• Think twice before pointing a finger to any one as other three fingers are always pointing towards you.

• To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.

• All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.

• People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

• One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.