Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money.

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.

If your morals make you dreary depend on it they are wrong.

I have always wanted to live where one could practice (golf) shots in one's pajamas before breakfast.

Humanity is on the march, earth itself is left behind.

Success comes from a constant focus on renewal.

What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know I happen to have a lot of.

An oxymoron? What's that? A moron who studies at Oxford?

In 1995, when I was backpacking through Europe solo, I would head to the train station, look up at the big board, and decide right there and then where I would go that day.

As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my craft.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.

This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.