Mohamed ElBaradei Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Your economic and social development is linked to the kind of regime you have.”

“The gap between rich and poor is widening dramatically. There's a hangar at the Cairo airport for private jets, billionaires are on the Forbes list, and Egypt's annual per-capita income is two thousand dollars. How can you sustain that?”

“There is no religion that was founded on intolerance - and no religion that does not value the sanctity of human life.”

“Democracy is not an instant coffee.”

“I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.”

“The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.”

“You need to form a grand coalition, and you need to put your ideological differences aside and work together to focus on people's basic needs. You can't eat sharia.”

“Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer.”

“Everyone in the Middle East pretty much wants to come and be an American citizen, but pretty much everybody is angry with the U. S. foreign policy.”

“When I go to Iran, I see... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world.”