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

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

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction

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

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

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

We learned at an early age that it was men's interpretation of our religion that restricted women's opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.