Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won't let it be free.

It's never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.

All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.

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

Democracy is the best revenge.

The Orange Revolution in Ukraine is a good example of how people, who are robbed of their right to vote, can protest and put an end to dictatorship.

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