Mohamed ElBaradei Quotes

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

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

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.

Democracy is not an instant coffee.

If the world does not change course, we risk self-destruction.

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.

Democracy is more than a ballot box.

The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.

We know North Korea has the plutonium that can go into the bomb.

Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that would take care of the past activities.

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

Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.

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

The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.

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

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

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.

You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.

In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.

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

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.

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.

Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy.

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

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.

If they think they can get anyone who could have better handled the complex and difficult issues surrounding North Korea, Iran and other controversies, they are not understanding the world right now.

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.

No one should be put on trial without a valid reason. Former President Morsi must be treated with dignity. These are the conditions of national reconciliation.

Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.

The simple fact is that there is a limited amount of water on the planet, and we cannot afford to be negligent in its use. We cannot keep treating it as if it will never run out.

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

How can you run for president if you dont know the job description?

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

Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.

Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.

We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.

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

Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer.

If I could have just 1 per cent of the money spent on global armaments, no one in this world would go to bed hungry.

If you bet on individuals, instead of the people, you are going to fail.

You either have a civil society or you dont.

Verification and diplomacy, used in conjunction, can be effective,.

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

My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles.

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

We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence.

The globalization that has swept away the barriers to the movement of goods, ideas and people has also swept with it barriers that confined and localized security threats.

Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament.

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.

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