Quotes from Bashar al-Assad

Simply naming objectives isn't sufficient for a vision. If I say that I'm going to build a large palace, but I don't have any money to do so, then that is not a vision - it's an illusion.

It's a dangerous thing when someone gets up in the morning and has nothing to eat.

There can be no peace without unity.

[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.

There is no good war.

No government in the world kills its people, unless it's led by a crazy person.

We're not like the American administration, we're not social media administration or government. We are a government that deals with reality. When we have evidence, we'll announce it.

Every country has criminals who have to be fought. They can exist anywhere, including the government or the army - or outside the government and army.

History teaches us that nobody can prevent a resistance group from arming when it has the support of the people.

If there is any change regarding that hope, we should ask the Syrian people, not anyone else in the world.

António Guterres role as Secretary-General in bringing all powers together is very essential' and we hope he can succeed, it's not easy of course.

As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.

We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.

As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland.

I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.

No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?

Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously.

The captain doesn't think about death, or life, he thinks about saving his ship.

I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.

The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it.

The only one who can fight for these values like democracy and freedoms are the people of any country or any society, not the foreigners.

When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.

Israel does not care about the international public opinion.