People who say it was her father who prepared her for the post of prime minister, it was her father who launched her, are wrong.

I'm trained to difficulties; difficulties can't be eliminated from life.

By now even the word socialism has so many meanings and interpretations. The Russians call themselves socialists, the Swedes call themselves. And let's not forget that in Germany there was also a national socialism.

As for the job of prime minister, I like it, yes. But no more than I've liked other work that I've done as an adult.

I see nothing wrong in sterilizing a man who has already brought eight or ten children into the world. Especially if it helps those eight or ten children to live better.

I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.

It was the very fact that no one ever imposed anything on me or tried to impose himself on the others.