Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won’t let it be free.
BENAZIR BHUTTOPurusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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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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The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.
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I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism.
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Democracy is the best revenge.
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No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
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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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When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation – namely, life, liberty and justice for all.
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What is not recorded is not remembered.
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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.
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