I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.

Women have never been a chief negotiator in any UN-sponsored talks.

War is nothing but a microcosm of peace... it shows you life in a more intense way and that's how I continue to live it... for good or bad reasons.

I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.

Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life?

Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.