This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The hope for an American is different from the hope of a Syrian. For me, I should be the hope of the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. So the core issue is how to open the mind, the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We are ready to cooperate in any way to achieve stability in Syria, of course taking into consideration the interest of the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Opposition doesn't mean to take arms and kill people and destroy everything. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
In reality, you cannot withstand for five years and more against all those countries, the West, and the Gulf states, the petrodollars,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Talking about winning and losing is like if you're talking about two armies fighting on two territories, which is not the case.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I don't want to talk about methods of killing. But what is the difference between a bomb worn on the body and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Everybody knows that the United Nations is not the Secretary-General; he has an important position, but the United Nations is the states… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You can't say "the people of Aleppo" because the majority of the people of Aleppo are living in the area under the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
As I said, this [repercussions] may take different forms : direct and indirect. Direct when people want to retaliate, or governments. Indirect… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We wouldn't have withstood for two years and a half. We would have disintegration of the army, disintegration of the whole institution… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If there is any change regarding that hope, we should ask the Syrian people, not anyone else in the world. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The part in Aleppo, what [people] call it the eastern part, is occupied by the terrorists for the last three years, and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you want to kill the Syrian people, who's going to support us as a government, as officials? No one. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The only one who can fight for these values like democracy and freedoms are the people of any country or any society,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
These people that started here, they support the government now against those rebels. Why talking about what happened at the very beginning… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
They want to criticize you, let them criticize and do not worry. Just be transparent with your people and tell them this… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
According to what we've been seeing recently in the area where the terrorists control, where they ban people from going to schools,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image