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

"My struggle is about liberating the people of Pakistan from the shackles of oppression."

"Ultimately, leadership is about the strength of one's convictions, the ability to endure the punches, and the energy to promote an idea. And I have found that those who do achieve peace never acquiesc…"

"I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia."

"My daughter will become prime minister."