Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

in today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.

Maybe I would have considered the problem if I'd met someone with whom I'd have liked to live. But I never met this someone and... No, even if I had met him, I'm sure I wouldn't have got married again. Why should I get married now that my life is so full? No, no, it's out of the question.

It is our duty to create a social milieu in which the young and the socially weak feel that the present and future belong to them.

All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.