I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.

In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.

Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.

Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.

Being in jail is difficult too because it's like being in a graveyard, you can't do much.