Mohamed ElBaradei Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.”
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“Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way.”
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“The U.S. engages with North Korea, so I dont see why they cant engage with Iran.”
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“It would be, in fact, very ominous if Iraq were to be able to get weapon-usable material, hydro-plutonium or highly enriched uranium from abroad.”
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“Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but its the same skills.”
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“Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.”
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“The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening.”
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“You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.”
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“I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.”
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“If you bet on individuals instead of the people, you are going to fail.”
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“In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.”
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“Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you.”
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“Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.”
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“I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me.”
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“We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.”
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“Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others.”
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“As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy.”
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“How can you run for president if you dont know the job description?”
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“The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.”
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“Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.”
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“I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.”
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“I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.”
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“I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.”
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“I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.”
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“Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.”
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“Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.”
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“My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.”
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“The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.”
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“As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others.”
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