“It was the very fact that no one ever imposed anything on me or tried to impose himself on the others.” Quote by Indira Gandhi
“My father cared very much about courage, physical courage as well. He despised those who didn't have it. But he never said to me, 'I want you to be courageous.' He just smiled with pride every time I did something difficult or won a race with the boys.” WantWellsSaidFatherDifficultRaceBoysPrideCourageousI Want YouDespisedBe CourageousJust SmilePhysical Courage Author:Indira Gandhi
“My father was a saint. He was the closest thing to a saint that you can find in a normal man.” MenFatherNormalSaintClosest Author:Indira Gandhi
“I always defended my father, as a child, and I think I'm still defending him - his policies at least. Oh, he wasn't at all a politician, in no sense of the word. He was sustained in his work only by a blind faith in India - he was preoccupied in such an obsessive way by the future of India. We understood each other.” ThinkingWayChildrenStillsFatherPolicyPoliticianUnderstoodIndiaBlindObsessiveBlind Faith Author:Indira Gandhi
“A lot of mythology arose after [Mahatma Gandhi] death. But the fact remains that he was an exceptional man, terribly intelligent, with tremendous intuition for people, and a great instinct for what was right.” PeopleMenFactsIntelligentRemainsInstinctIntuitionMythologyExceptional Author:Indira Gandhi
“[Mahatma Gandhi] said that the first president of India ought to be a harijan girl, an untouchable. He was so against the class system and the oppression of women that an untouchable woman became for him the epitome of purity and benediction.” FirstsSaidGirlPresidentClassOughtIndiaOppressionPurityEpitomeUntouchablesBenedictionClass System Author:Indira Gandhi
“I began to associate with Mahatma Gandhi when he came and went in our house - together with my father and mother he was on the executive committee. After independence I worked with him a lot - in the period when there were the troubles between Hindus and Muslims, he assigned me to take care of the Muslims. To protect them.” CareTogetherMotherFatherHouseTroublePeriodsProtectIndependenceTake CareExecutivesCommitteesAssociates Author:Indira Gandhi
“Yes, he [Mahatma Gandhi] was a great man. However...between me and Gandhi there was never the understanding there was between me and my father.” MenFatherUnderstandingGreat Men Author:Indira Gandhi
“Mahatma Gandhi was always talking of religion...He was convinced that was right...The fact is, we young people didn't agree with him on many things.” PeopleFactsYoungTalkingAgreeConvinced Author:Indira Gandhi