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.

The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.

Democracy is the best revenge.

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

I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia.

I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the prime of their lives. I raised my children as a single mother when my husband was arrested and held for eight years without a conviction - a hostage to my political career.

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