"I would say, "No, Papa, I will never go into politics." As I've said before, this is not the life I chose; it chose me ... But I accepted the responsibility and I've never wavered in my commitment."

"My struggle is about liberating the people of Pakistan from the shackles of oppression."

"Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance."

"She warned the U.S. government not to “bow to dictators in the name of stability.”"

"I am not a dictator. I am a democrat."