Top 30 Quotes by Emma Bonino

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

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

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

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.

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

I was thrown into the Parliament right away. From 1976 to 1978 I was concerned with the abortion issue, later on with that of divorce.

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

Women movements would form among the factory workers, a great mobilisation that destroyed the old models.

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.

Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.