My father was prime minister, and to take care of his home, to be his hostess, automatically meant to have my hands in politics - to meet people, to know their games, their secrets.

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

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.

If I'm happy, I look happy; if I'm angry, I show it. Without worrying about how others may react.

When [my father] asked me to help him, I really didn't suspect the consequences.

You say this victory is dangerous. I say that today no one can yet tell if it's dangerous, that today I don't see the risks you mention. If, however, those risks should become reality...I'll act in accordance with the new reality.

My father was a saint. I'm not.