“To be a mother, a housewife, never cost me any sacrifice - I savored every minute of those years.” Quote by Indira Gandhi
“My sons...I was crazy about my sons and I think I've done a super job in bringing them up.” ThinkingDoneJobsCrazySonMy Son Author:Indira Gandhi
“I've never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don't allow themselves any other activities.” ChildrenActivityUnderstoodVictim Author:Indira Gandhi
“It's not at all hard to reconcile the two things if you organize your time intelligently. Even when my sons were little, I was working.” IfsLittlesTwoHardSonTwo ThingsMy SonOrganizeReconcile Author:Indira Gandhi
“I was a welfare worker for the Indian Council for Child Welfare. I'll tell you a story. Rajiv was only four years old at that time, and was going to kindergarten. One day the mother of one of his little friends came to see us and said in a sugary voice, 'Oh, it must be so sad for you to have no time to spend with your little boy!' Rajiv roared like a lion: 'My mother spends more time with me than you spend with your little boy, see! Your little boy says you always leave him alone so you can play bridge!' I detest women who do nothing and they play bridge.” YearsChildrenLittlesSaidPlayStoriesMotherVoiceBoysFourOne DayWorkersIndianBridgesWelfareMore TimeLionsFour YearsCouncilLittle BoysKindergartenDetestSo Sad Author: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 its goal was the conquest of freedom.” KindBeautifulFatherGoalGenerationsDutyDependsConquest Author:Indira Gandhi
“What we do now, on the other hand...Don't think that I'm crazy about this kind of politics. It's no accident that I've done everything to keep my sons out of it, and so far I've succeeded. After independence I retired immediately from politics.” ThinkingKindDoneHandsCrazySonIndependenceAccidentsMy SonRetired Author:Indira Gandhi
“My children needed me, and I like my job as a social worker.” ChildrenJobsSocialNeededWorkersMy ChildrenSocial Worker Author:Indira Gandhi
“I went back into politics only when it was clear that things weren't going as they should have in my party. I was always arguing, I argued with everyone - with my father, with the leaders I had known since I was a child...and one day, it was in 1955, one of them exclaimed, 'You do nothing but criticize! If you think you can correct things, correct them. Go ahead, why don't you try?' Well, I could never resist a challenge, so I tried.” IfsThinkingShouldTryingWellsChildrenFatherChallengesPartyKnownLeaderClearOne DayShould HaveArguingCriticizeAlways Arguing Author:Indira Gandhi
“People who say it was her father who prepared her for the post of prime minister, it was her father who launched her, are wrong.” PeopleFatherPreparedPostsMinistersPrimePrime Minister Author:Indira Gandhi
“When [my father] asked me to help him, I really didn't suspect the consequences.” HelpingFatherConsequenceSuspects Author:Indira Gandhi