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.

Quote by Indira Gandhi

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If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I...

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

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...

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

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that...

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that...

We have believed - and we do believe now - that freedom is indivisible, that...

We have believed - and we do believe now - that freedom is indivisible, that...

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take...

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take...

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly...

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly...

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and...

A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and...

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work...

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work...

My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint....

My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint....

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

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

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of...

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of...

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses...

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses...

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.

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

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

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses...

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses...