Indira Gandhi, (1917-1984) Prime Minister of India Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Indira Gandhi Quote “My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.”Indira Gandhi ~ Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Prime Minister of India Integrity , Labor , Credit Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 9/5/13 How have so many political lifers gain by so many millions ? (Reid, Mr. Obamunist Goodwrench the assassin, etc.) Reply Walter Clark, Fullerton CA 9/5/13 Man, that ain't much of a quote.How'd ya like to be remembered for that dum-ass saying. It isn't even her idea.I looked for other quotes by her. They are all lame-ass except this one:"There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten."She had no idea why. The lessen there is that you can't force people to do things that have long been established within the culture. Laws follow the cultural norms. Not the other way around. But they try. 1 Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 9/5/13 Walter Clark, Your comment was "dum- ass" I can cut you some slack since you live in California, the land of fruits and nuts and Moonbeam Brown as your governor. Reply James Wermuth, Newport, RI 9/5/13 Brilliant Indira 2 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 9/5/13 A reference to maintaining honorable character as opposed to professional ass-kisser. Reply Cal, Lewisville, TX 9/5/13 Well said Jim K Reply E Archer, NYC 9/5/13 1 Reply Patrick Henry, Red Hill 6/22/18 Lamentably, to the monumentally great detriment of India, Mrs. Gandhi was an exponent and practitioner of inimical to salutary character development socialism, under which the unconstrained proliferation of the latter personality type characteristically occurs. 2 Reply Ronw13, Yachats OR 6/22/18 "Try to be in the first group " ? Socialism thrives upon the labor of another. Hum Reply Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 9/30/22 We should give credit where credit is due, so we simply understand how the universe operates. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Indira Gandhi quote is found in these categories: Integrity quotes Labor quotes Credit quotes About Indira Gandhi Bio of Indira Gandhi Quotations by Indira Gandhi Books by/about Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi videos Indira Gandhi on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Indira Gandhi