"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business, an art of the possible."
"I am not a person who is afraid of challenges. I have always believed in the strength of my conviction."
"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."
"There are moments in politics when you have to be strong, even if you are alone."
"I am not interested in being a 'yes' woman. I am a woman who stands for what she believes."
"We endanger the world by our actions, but we can also save it by our actions."