"Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power."

"We must build a Pakistan where everyone has equal opportunities."

"I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction."

"I have faced many challenges, but I have never lost hope."

"My father always would say, 'My daughter will go into politics? My daughter will become prime minister', but it's not what I wanted to do. I would say, 'No, Papa, I will never go into politics.' As I'…"