Park Geun-hye

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement…

— Park Geun-hye

Various channels of dialogue must be kept open to build trust. I will meet North Korea's leader if it is needed to…

— Park Geun-hye

I will revive the legend of the economic miracle, making the country a place where people have no worry about living and…

— Park Geun-hye

I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.

— Park Geun-hye

I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics.

— Park Geun-hye

Big businesses aren't the only ones in the economic ecosystem. Nobody should fall behind because of an unfair structure.

— Park Geun-hye

I will open an era of grand national unity.

— Park Geun-hye

I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father. I want to be judged on my own merits.

— Park Geun-hye

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.

— Park Geun-hye

My father was criticized as a dictator, but that should not overshadow his accomplishments in restructuring the country. He brought Korea out…

— Park Geun-hye

I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father.

— Park Geun-hye

National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.

— Park Geun-hye

I want to be judged on my own merits.

— Park Geun-hye

I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the…

— Park Geun-hye

I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.

— Park Geun-hye

This year marks 20 years since the Rwandan genocide -- the world's greatest humanitarian tragedy of the late 20th century. The international…

— Park Geun-hye

My father's biggest achievement was to motivate the South Korean people, to show them we could become prosperous if we worked hard.…

— Park Geun-hye

Different times need different types of leadership.

— Park Geun-hye

All facts prove that the Saenuri Party is a group of traitors who stoop to any infamy to realize its ambition to…

— Park Geun-hye

In human life, economics precedes politics or culture.

— Park Geun-hye

I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.

— Park Geun-hye

In the 21st century, culture is power.

— Park Geun-hye

I have no family to take care of and no children to pass wealth to.

— Park Geun-hye

South Korea's economy is still difficult. I will create a country where nobody worries about putting food on the table.

— Park Geun-hye

I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.

— Park Geun-hye