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" America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans. "

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" Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Society

" Whether weapons exist in Iraq, Saddam Hussein or post-Saddam Hussein, it is a serious enough issue that require that we continue to go and make sure that Iraq does not have weapons. "

" I lose my temper at home. I try to control my temper at work. Sometimes, if you are under a lot of pressure, you let off some steam, but I also try not to do that because it's unfair to my wife. "

" As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy. "

" I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes. "

" You in the West have been sold the idea that the only options in the Arab world are between authoritarian regimes and Islamic jihadists. That's obviously bogus. "

" My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond their control. They feed these children, clothe them, and teach them to read. "

" We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society. "

" The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons. "

" I still believe that any country understands that if they use nuclear weapons, they will be wiped out of existence. They could be irrational in many ways, but I don't think they're irrational to the point that they're ready to annihilate their own country. "

" In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign. "

" The international community must do a better job of controlling the risks of nuclear proliferation. Sensitive parts of the nuclear fuel cycle - the production of new fuel, the processing of weapon-usable material, the disposal of spent fuel and radioactive waste - would be less vulnerable to proliferation if brought under multinational control. "

" Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer. "

" I guess law was always interesting to me because you deal with constants. I like to deal with constants, abstracts, constants and reason and ration, rational approaches to things. I don't know, I never really thought why I wanted to study law. But if you ask me whether I would do it again, absolutely. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

You

Thought

" I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons. "

" You either have a civil society or you don't. "

" 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. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Hope

Others

" I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many. "

" Threat is in the eye of the beholder. "

" 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. "

" I do not want to see the whole Egyptian people feel protected by my presence. They really have to fight for their freedom whether I'm there or not. "

" I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Process

Values

" What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization. "

" We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons. "

" 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. "

" I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward. "