"The people who resent me do so because I'm a woman, I'm young, and I'm a Bhutto. Well, the simple answer is, it doesn't matter that I'm a woman, it doesn't matter that I'm young, and it's a matter of …"

"I watched the fanatical leaders of the Mujahedeen take control and form the Taliban. This created a Frankenstein."

"My goal is to create a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan."

"The forces of dictatorship and feudalism will not be able to stop the march of democracy."

"I have often heard the argument that a Muslim country, as such, cannot have a working democracy. But I stand before you, a Muslim woman, the elected prime minister of 100 million Muslims, and a living…"