The Russian people deserve free and fair elections. They deserve to have a democracy.

Sometimes, opening up your eyes and realising what you have - no matter how little you think - helps you find yourself.

I'm fighting for people who cannot wait for changes, and I'm not making promises that I cannot keep.

We cannot let a minority of people hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people.

I would love having the job of president because I know how to do it. I know what the country needs.

There is one lesson from the past, in particular, that we cannot afford to ignore: You cannot make progress on gender equality or broader human development, without safeguarding women's reproductive health and rights.

I also learned that a person was not necessarily bad just because you did not agree with him, and that if you believed in something, you had better be prepared to defend it.