My father always would say, "My daughter will go into politics? My daughter will become prime minister", but it's not what I wanted to do. I would say, "No, Papa, I will never go into politics." As I've said before, this is not the life I chose; it chose me ... But I accepted the responsibility and I've never wavered in my commitment.

Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.

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

The Internet is the great equalizer.The technology which emanated from the Silicon Valley of California has more potential to ameliorate social inequality than any development in the history of the world, including the industrial revolution.

It's never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.

The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.

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