I am a Bedouin warrior who brought glory to Libya and will die a martyr.

Even if there comes a time when you do not hear my voice, do not give up. Do not despair. Do not stop fighting for your freedom until you have victory!

Once a ruler becomes religious, it becomes impossible for you to debate with him. Once someone rules in the name of religion, your lives become hell.

Man's freedom is lacking if somebody else controls what he needs, for need may result in man's enslavement of man.

All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert and were uneducated: Mohammed, Jesus and myself.

To force a human being to learn according to a set curriculum is a dictatorial act.

Those who do not love me do not deserve to live.

A woman has the right to run for election whether she's male or female!

I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level.

[The] type of education now prevailing all over the world is directed against human freedom. State-controlled education ... deprives people of their free choice, creativity and brilliance.

We will fight in every valley, in every street, in every oasis, and every town. We won't surrender again; we are not women; we will keep fighting.

The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul.

Know that your soul can do whatever you want it to do, because you're not your body

The UN is but a long-range, international banking apparatus clearly set up for financial and economic profit by a small group of powerful One-World revolutionaries, hungry for profit and power.

I try not to underestimate my opponents, no matter how ridiculous their beards.

A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind.

I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates.

A leader without the vision, to strive to improve things, is no good. Then you will just stay put, you won't progress.

Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom.

I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.