Benazir Bhutto

I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

The people who resent me do so because I'm a woman, I'm young, and I'm a Bhutto. Well, the simple answer is, it doesn't matter that I'm a woman, it doesn't matter that I'm young, and it's a matter of pride that I'm a Bhutto.

I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man's place in the Islamic society.

I am not a dictator. I am a democrat.

The forces of democracy and moderation must prevail over extremism.

The people of Pakistan have a right to a better future.

Dictatorship, furthermore, is a permanent threat to international peace, because it is based on the oppression of a people, who are constantly struggling to free themselves.

We must not let the forces of extremism and intolerance triumph over the forces of peace and moderation.

I will make Pakistan a modern, progressive Muslim state.

The forces of dictatorship and feudalism will not be able to stop the march of democracy.

Martial law is a cancer in the body politic.

My father's blood is in my veins. I am not afraid.

I am a symbol of struggle against dictatorship. I am a symbol of democracy.

We will not allow our country to be hijacked by extremists.

I have come back to Pakistan to save Pakistan from dictatorship.

The people of Pakistan want democracy, not dictatorship.

We are fighting for the soul of Pakistan.

I am not afraid of death. I am only afraid of failure.

My family has a tradition of martyrdom.

The road to democracy is often long and difficult, but it is the only road worth taking.