Mohamed ElBaradei

Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

If The World Does Not Change Course, We Risk Self-Destruction.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The U.S. engages with North Korea, so I don't see why they can't engage with Iran.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

If they think they can get anyone who could have better handled the complex and difficult issues surrounding North Korea, Iran and…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

It would be, in fact, very ominous if Iraq were to be able to get weapon-usable material, hydro-plutonium or highly enriched uranium…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I think the ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are all part of one human…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

Everybody's still talking about diplomacy and I'm very hopeful that as long as we talk about diplomacy, as long as we're not…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you.…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. Ive never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

People feel repressed by their own governments; they feel unfairly treated by the outside world; they wake up in the morning, and…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I guess law was always interesting to me because you deal with constants. I like to deal with constants, abstracts, constants and…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

How can you run for president if you don't know the job description?

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I'm not a good small talker. I'm not into small talk, frankly.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

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

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I'm not a grassroots organizer; that is clear. I believe in a division of labor. I'm not trained to organize the grassroots,…

— Mohamed ElBaradei