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" 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. "

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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. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Clean

Egypt

Must

" You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has been practicing dictatorship, is an authoritarian system, it's a bunch of military people - the task of changing Egypt into a second republic, a new Egypt with democracy, freedom, rights, etc. "

" 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. "

" The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world. "

" 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. "

" You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East. "

" It is going to take a long time to switch Egypt into a democracy. "

" The U.S. is not the holder of truth. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Truth

Holder

" The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations. "

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

" The U.S. engages with North Korea, so I don't see why they can't engage with Iran. "

" Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but it's the same skills. "

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

" 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. "

" Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way. "

" Nuclear proliferation is on the rise. Equipment, material and training were once largely inaccessible. Today, however, there is a sophisticated worldwide network that can deliver systems for producing material usable in weapons. "

" I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person. "

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

" If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change. "

" 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 used to politics at an international level: people put together an argument and, even if you vehemently disagree with them, well, you can recognise it's an argument and respond. "

" 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 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 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. "

" If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included. "

" Everybody has to chip in, I think, and see how we can have a functioning system of collective security where we do not continue to face the threat of countries trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction or particularly nuclear weapons. "

" I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Egypt

Time

" We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security - and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use. "

" 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? "

" Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon. "