"The people of Pakistan have spoken. They want democracy."

"No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to."

"I am prepared to make any sacrifice for the sake of my country."

"To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise."

"State-sponsored suppression of political opposition is the first step for a polity's regression to political tyranny. Use of terror and torture without recourse to trial is the second. Use of extremis…"