"My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."
"Being prime minister isn't the only job in life! As far as I'm concerned, I could live in a village and be satisfied."
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Source: Interview With Oriana Fallaci, sangam.org. December 24, 2014.
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