I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all.

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.

When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.

There are those who argue that the concept of human rights is not applicable to all cultures. We in the National League for Democracy believe that human rights are of universal relevance. But even those who do not believe in human rights must certainly agree that the rule of law is most important. Without the rule of law there can be no peace.

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.