Philosophical Sayings

Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership.

What is not recorded is not remembered.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.

Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.

The people's court are my constituency and they want me to be their leader.

I know death comes. I've seen too much death, young death.

All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.

My daughter will become prime minister.

Clearly it's not easy for woman in modern society, no matter where we live. We still have to go extra mile to prove that we are equal to men. We have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair…

Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.

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.

Democracy is not just about following procedures, it is also about nurturing democratic values. Values of tolerance, pragmatism, equality, and human rights.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.