"The people's court are my constituency and they want me to be their leader."

"I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim…"

"The people of Pakistan have a right to choose their own leaders."

"A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism."

"We have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair, often vicious attacks made on us."