"We must be prepared to live with the paradox that we are both victims and victors."

"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh eithe…"

"I am a woman who has been Prime Minister, and I have never believed in anything but peace."

"I have no illusions about peace. I know it will be a long, hard struggle."

"Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short."