The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent to which they serve as forces of liberation and empowerment.

I must follow them. I am their leader.

A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

When the history of African development is written, it will be clear that a turning point involved the empowerment of women.

All of the spiritualities that are now clamoring for attention, from explicit Satanism to what we hear on Oprah, are concerned with the two issues of identity and empowerment. Who am I? How can I have the power to live? Those are the questions everyone has to deal with. If we don't come to terms with these, we lapse into some form of human decadence and failure.

You are perfect as you are and there is always room for improvement.

I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.

From a really young age, I was into female empowerment and supporting the underdog. Right now, I'm into female vengeance.

The coming decade belongs to the right of the poor and the marginalised. The BJP is very clear on that.

I want to do small things, for small people, and to make the small people big...