When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all.

[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth.

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

I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.

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

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

Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman's ability to make everyone...feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.