"I am a symbol of struggle against dictatorship. I am a symbol of democracy."

"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 wa…"

"I have come back to Pakistan to save Pakistan from dictatorship."

"I will make Pakistan a modern, progressive Muslim state."

"It's hard to be impartial to the man [Musharraf] who exiled me and threw my husband in prison."