To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
BENAZIR BHUTTOPakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.
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I’ve never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.
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The Orange Revolution in Ukraine is a good example of how people, who are robbed of their right to vote, can protest and put an end to dictatorship.
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A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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It’s never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.
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I’m not into smoke-filled rooms. I don’t have the time for byzantine political intrigues.
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General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.
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Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It’s not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman’s ability to make everyone…feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.
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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.
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Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.
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The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit.
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