Dalia Quotes

Better a broken heart than a hardened one.

Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.

How women view religion's role in society is shaped more by their own country's culture and context than one monolithic view that religion is simply bad for women.

While economic development [in Egypt] made a few people rich, it left many more worse off. As people felt less and less free, they also felt less and less provided for.

They're still out there talking about gun control measures, as if somehow terrorists care about what our gun laws are.

If no one can do that, yeah, Donald Trump better man the lifeboats, because there's some significant chance he'll win the nomination.

The world has become more diversified, with women becoming a real power of change.

Human development, not secularization, is what's key to women's empowerment in the transforming Middle East.

If women decide that their mission, their political career, balances out what they have to give up, they can be and are equally successful as men.

I think the blood is spilling in Syria and it's mostly Muslims.

I'm hearing here that this Muslim movement, well, for women, is what we have to focus on. And women have been doing, I think, the right thing. Having the conversations, talking to people about that.

There is an English saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Women often become these tough ones.

I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.

As Donald Trump continues to dominate the 2016 field, the Republican establishment's low-grade anxiety is becoming an all-out panic

People are so complex and multidimensional that raising someone to 'hero' status is too great a simplification.

Hard work, courage and commitment - these are the key elements for success.

Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.

I don't subscribe to that school of thought that leadership can be altogether defined by gender.

I have learned from my own experience that if you work hard you will succeed.

I think the guy who gets the least chatter, given how high his chances are of winning the nomination, is Ted Cruz.

We have to be concerned about the gun killing that people who are Americans, who are Irish, and who are English, who are all around the country.

A man has a right to want to live.

I never had ambition to become president of the state or to accomplish more than men.

During my election campaign I was not giving out empty promises, but invited every member of society to join the efforts to work for a better life in Lithuania.

I am a person of action. If I see I can bring a positive change, I will go for it, never mind that something might be hard to achieve.

Some people think [Ted] Cruz is just as bad of an electoral nightmare down the ballot as [Donald] Trump.

I have to say that I saw terrorists in 2002, went to Islamabad, Pakistan, and met women who were supporting this ideology. I call them the Taliban Ladies Auxiliary back then.

I hate this idea that we, as Americans, are going to say we're going to have a sense at the border, someplace else, that - to figure out whether or not Muslims can come to the United States.

We don't want to bury our heads in the sand about serious issues.

If there were more women heads of state in the world, the world would be more peaceful and better focused on the improvement of the overall quality of life and welfare.

ISIS simply do not have ideological, theological, or popular support. And this is a criminal organization that is funding their criminality with things like drug trade and selling oil.

What have we heard from Republican voters? They want somebody that's new, they want somebody that's fresh. They don't want an establishment.

If you want to beat Donald Trump - then you need to be the candidate that is not the establishment in your thinking, in the way you're presenting yourself.

There are many other [then ISIS] terrorist organizations. And their primary victims are Muslims. I think that's very important.

I had actually, after the Paris attacks in this country, we all patted ourselves on the back and said, "Well, we have a much more assimilated Muslim population here than they do in Europe."

I think it's important to understand that ISIS's biggest enemy are ordinary Muslims. That's why they're fleeing.

I just want to point out that Warren Harding, The Times assailed his nomination for president.And we can see how effective that was.

I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded.

I admire many people, but I am not sure that I have any 'heroes.'

I am happy and proud that during one year of presidency, my initiatives have been strongly supported by the people and society and we have launched the process of vitally important state reforms.

There are many examples of female leaders who are not afraid to take responsibility and openly face the challenges in the worst situations.

Women are more focused on the development of the quality of life in their countries. They are more involved in social and family policies, childcare, and poverty reduction.

Any work you do, do it the best you can and achieve the maximum result.

Muslims have a right to every other people, like everybody, to come to the United States.

My climb to political success was no elevator ride, and it has not always been pretty, but I persevered as one of a handful of women in the male-dominated world of politics.

Women have more inner power for creation, starting from family and home and ending with professional activity and politics.

Female leaders are more oriented toward real and long-lasting results of their policies.

From day one, my mantra has been - and will continue to be - that as a government we were there to serve the people, not the other way around.

If you need to pursue your interests, do not expect anyone else to do it for you.

I have led the way for moving women from traditional roles to strategic positions and inspired girls and women throughout Africa to seek leadership positions.