Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.

Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because its goal was the conquest of freedom.

I always wanted to have children - if it had been up to me, I would have had eleven. It was my husband who wanted only two.

When it's impossible, it's better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.

Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.

Sometimes we hurt one another without realizing it.

My children needed me, and I like my job as a social worker.