Quotes from Emma Bonino

Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life.

My mother was a regular church-goer and was very tolerant.

A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.

I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.

I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.

I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.

I mean to defend the rights of individuals in a liberal prospect.

I was very restless, but finally I found my way.

The EU should have consolidated its different presences and purposes in Kosovo earlier.

Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.

I met the Radicals and we liked each other reciprocally.

Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile.

A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.

I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.

My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.

The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.

Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile.

Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging.

I should have worried about taking responsibilities for which I was not ready.

The fact remains; chauvinism is prevailing.

The two great cultural and political currents of Italy have always only been concerned with the masses.

The individual couldn't find any attention in Italy.

The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that.