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

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've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal.

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.

Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.

What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.

In distinguishing between Islamic teachings and social taboos, we must remember that Islam forbids injustice; Injustice against people, against nations, against women. It shuns race, color, and gender as a basis of distinction amongst fellowmen. It enshrines piety as the sole criteria for judging humankind.