Humorous Sayings

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

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've said before, this is not the life I chose; it c…

You are creating a Frankenstein.

Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman's ability to make everyone... feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.

The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.

I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

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 pride that I'm a Bhutto.

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 umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usur…

It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.

The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously.

The question you all really want to ask is Can she hack it? Isn't she weak?

Henceforth, I shall rule directly as President. To the ad hoc committees and commissions created to inform me on their special areas, I add one more: an action committee of one member — me.

Am I also expected to take up an M-16 and do it myself?

They fought me, I fought back. Surrender would have been neater, but it is not in me to yield.

The honeymoon is over, isn't it? But I am not sorry. The sooner we get over the fantasy of the honeymoon and face the hard work of marriage — the marriage of President and nation — the better.

It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history...

I don't remember when exactly I read my first comic book, but I do remember exactly how liberated and subversive I felt as a result.

It is quite common to hear high officials in Washington and elsewhere speak of changing the map of the Middle East, as if ancient societies and myriad peoples can be shaken up like so many peanuts in a jar.

Much as I have no wish to hurt anyone's feelings, my first obligation has not been to be nice but to be true to my perhaps peculiar memories, experiences and feelings.

To play music well, you need to strike a balance between your head, your heart, and your stomach. And if one of the three is not there or is there in too strong a dose, you cannot use it. What better way than music to show a child how to be human?