The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.
I do not want to see the whole Egyptian people feel protected by my presence. They really have to fight for their freedom whether I'm there or not.
All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.
When I go to Iran, I see... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world.
The Egyptians have grown in confidence, they've tasted freedom, and there's no way back.
My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.
You either have a civil society or you don't.
People feel repressed by their own governments; they feel unfairly treated by the outside world; they wake up in the morning, and who do they see - they see people being shot and killed: all Muslims from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Darfur.
If you bet on individuals instead of the people, you are going to fail.
Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised.
We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security - and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use.
I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want to go around with bodyguards.
We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.
It is going to take a long time to switch Egypt into a democracy.
I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood.
I couldn't have imagined that I would live long enough to see Egypt emancipated from decades of repression.
In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.
The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world.
Iran's goal is not to become another North Korea - a nuclear weapons possessor but a pariah in the international community - but rather Brazil or Japan, a technological powerhouse with the capacity to develop nuclear weapons if the political winds were to shift, while remaining a nonnuclear weapons state.
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change.
