Quotes from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The best world is one in which all countries cooperate with one another to kind of meet each other's needs and be partners in the process.

For hundreds of years Iranians have been migrating to many parts of the world. They took Islamic culture to other parts of the world and established it there.

We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely.

Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't.

Show me one dictatorship in the world that has not been supported by the United States government or some European governments. It almost doesn't exist. I think a dictatorship and hegemony are part of the same phenomenon.

And God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism.

We thank God that our enemies are idiots.

Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.

My former health minister, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, is like a peach. I love to eat him.

Cooperation and collaboration among nations and countries can help in the process of development of promoting welfare as well as bringing peace and stability.

The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.

We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population. This is the situation as well in Iraq and other countries.

I'm not anti-Jew. Jews are respected by everyone, like all human beings, and I respect them very much.

I do hope that all nations can live in complete security and welfare.

Our nation is today a powerful nation.

Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche.

We see today that there is a growing understanding in the international community that the extremist regime in Tehran is not just Israel's problem, but rather an issue that the entire international community must grapple with.

One can not impede scientific progress.

If a technology is beneficial, everyone should have it. If it is not, no one should have it.

I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.

Every year, millions of people from Iran and Iraq travel to each other's countries, and we also have marriages between Iraqis and Iranians. Many Iranians were born in Iraq, and many Iraqis were born in Iran. This is a kind of special, cordial amicable ties.

I do believe that all of the world needs reform. The reform must take place everywhere.

Crime against the individual is the equivalent of crime against humanity.

Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide.