Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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All my games were political games I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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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.
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There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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What we need is a generation of peace.
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If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying. (Handwritten statement found in her residence)
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Time is not measured by the passing of years, but by what one does, what one feels and what one achieves.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism the way you play it is free will.
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You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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A theory must be tempered with reality.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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