--- title: "4 Arab Quotes By Mohamed ElBaradei" description: "4 Arab quotes by Mohamed ElBaradei. Plus more from Mohamed ElBaradei and more Arab sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/mohamed-elbaradei-3135_against_israel-claims-it-needs-nuclear-weapons-a_699109.png" --- > [Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/israel-claims-it-needs-nuclear-weapons-as-a-deterrent-against-any/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/mohamed-elbaradei-3135_against_israel-claims-it-needs-nuclear-weapons-a_699109.png) > [The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/the-sooner-we-put-egypt-on-the-right-track-the-sooner-we-would-be/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/mohamed-elbaradei-3135_able_the-sooner-we-put-egypt-on-the-right-tra_730260.jpg) > [You in the West have been sold the idea that the only options in the Arab world are between authoritarian regimes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/you-in-the-west-have-been-sold-the-idea-that-the-only-options-in-the/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/mohamed-elbaradei-3135_arab_you-in-the-west-have-been-sold-the-idea_807889.png) > [What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/what-i-see-in-the-arab-world-in-egypt-everywhere-is-increasing/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/mohamed-elbaradei-3135_arab_what-i-see-in-the-arab-world-in-egypt-ev_1812447.png) ## Other authors on Arab - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-abrams-32793.jpg) Elliott Abrams 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/elliott-abrams/) - [Zeina Kassem 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/zeina-kassem/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wadah-khanfar-94194.jpg) Wadah Khanfar 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/wadah-khanfar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shereen-el-feki-84887.jpg) Shereen El Feki 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/shereen-el-feki/) - [Edgar Bronfman, Sr 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/edgar-bronfman-sr/) - [Yasmine Hamdan 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/yasmine-hamdan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-engel-78545.jpg) Richard Engel 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/richard-engel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/noam-chomsky/) ## More by Mohamed ElBaradei > [My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/my-sister-in-law-works-for-a-group-that-supports-orphanages-in-cairo/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/its-up-to-any-government-to-decide-how-to-react-to-the-denial-of/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [If The World Does Not Change Course, We Risk Self-Destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/if-the-world-does-not-change-course-we-risk-self-destruction/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/if-egypt-were-going-to-change-it-is-going-to-change-through-the-young/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [Egypt is indeed deeply divided. Without reconciliation we have no future. The Muslim Brotherhood is an important part of our society. I very much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/egypt-is-indeed-deeply-divided-without-reconciliation-we-have-no/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [You either have a civil society or you dont.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/you-either-have-a-civil-society-or-you-dont/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/i-lose-my-temper-at-home-i-try-to-control-my-temper-at-work-sometimes/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/psychology-is-as-important-as-substance-if-you-treat-people-with/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [In April I founded the Constitution Party. With the Social Democrats and all liberal powers we will combine against the Islamists. We still have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/in-april-i-founded-the-constitution-party-with-the-social-democrats/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/as-long-as-some-of-us-choose-to-rely-on-nuclear-weapons-we-continue/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [The gravest threat faced by the world is of an extremist group getting hold of nuclear weapons or materials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/the-gravest-threat-faced-by-the-world-is-of-an-extremist-group/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/people-talk-about-smart-sanctions-and-crippling-sanctions-i-ve-never/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/the-muslim-brotherhood-is-a-religiously-conservative-group-they-are-a/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/i-think-one-country-with-nuclear-weapons-is-one-country-too-many/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/youre-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-if-you-isolate-or-disempower-the/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab/mohamed-elbaradei/#itemlist", "name": "4 Arab Quotes By Mohamed ElBaradei", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. 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