Mohamed ElBaradei

“There is no religion that was founded on intolerance - and no religion that does not value the sanctity of human life.”

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

“I argue that for every country to have an independent fuel cycle is the wrong way to go. Because any country which has a complete fuel cycle is a latent nuclear weapons country, in the sense that it is not far from making a nuclear weapon.”

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

“People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.”

“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.”

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

“Democracy is not an instant coffee.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want to go around with bodyguards.”

“If a country is suspected of going nuclear, you need to understand why. Why does it feel insecure?”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”