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. – Mohamed ElBaradei
So, we need to delegitimize the nuclear weapon, and by de-legitimizing… meaning trying to develop a different system of security that does not depend on nuclear deterrence. – Mohamed ElBaradei
Even with the best intentions, you can have a nuclear war, a nuclear holocaust, through miscalculation, through accidents. – Mohamed ElBaradei
Historically, Islam was hijacked about 20 or 30 years after the Prophet and interpreted in such a way that the ruler has absolute power and is accountable only to God. That, of course, was a very convenient interpretation for whoever was the ruler. – Mohamed ElBaradei
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. – Mohamed ElBaradei
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. – Mohamed ElBaradei
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
We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society. – Mohamed ElBaradei
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. – Mohamed ElBaradei
Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised. – Mohamed ElBaradei
Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon. – Mohamed ElBaradei
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. – Mohamed ElBaradei