I find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, people have crops. I think the reason this happens is that we want to give love and we receive love.
BENAZIR BHUTTOI found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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The U.S. came to understand that Bhutto was not a threat to stability but was instead the only possible way that we could guarantee stability and keep the presidency of Musharraf intact.
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I dream …of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction
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The next few months are critical to Pakistan’s future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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Oppression does not know the meaning of provincial boundaries. Aren’t our energies better spent fighting the common enemy instead of each other?
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Military hardliners called me a ‘security threat’ for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.
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What is not recorded is not remembered.
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In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.
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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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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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It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.
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