Freedom is not for the timid.

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

The building of a just and peaceful world order, the aim of the United Nations, is hampered not by a dearth of ideas, resources, and manpower but by …

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

One of the great disappointments of our time has been that the United States, a beacon of hope during the freedom struggles of the Asian peoples, suc…

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Jail is a good experience but it has its drawbacks ... all the disadvantages of married life with none of its compensations.

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

One can argue that in the context of history a few years do not matter. But we live in an age in which every moment counts heavily and the price of d…

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Difficulties, opposition, criticism-these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is …

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

sacrifice' was often a cloak for many actions that did not always stem from the highest motives.

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization in which…

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

The more we sweat, the less we bleed.

- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit