It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.

The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.

I know death comes. I've seen too much death, young death.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia.

The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.

Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

Democracy is the best revenge.

Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.

No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.

Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.

What is not recorded is not remembered.

Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.