The Israelis should understand that it is in their long-term interest to have a democratic Egypt as a neighbor, and that it is prudent to acknowledge the legitimate interests of the Palestinians and to grant them their own state.
Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.
Democracy is more than a ballot box.
As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy.
The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening.
Nuclear proliferation is on the rise. Equipment, material and training were once largely inaccessible. Today, however, there is a sophisticated worldwide network that can deliver systems for producing material usable in weapons.
The international community must do a better job of controlling the risks of nuclear proliferation. Sensitive parts of the nuclear fuel cycle - the production of new fuel, the processing of weapon-usable material, the disposal of spent fuel and radioactive waste - would be less vulnerable to proliferation if brought under multinational control.
The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources.
Countries that perceive themselves to be vulnerable can be expected to try to redress that vulnerability - and in some cases, they will pursue clandestine weapons programs.
You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years.
What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.
The U.S. is not the holder of truth.
In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign.
Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.
I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.
Egypt needs to catch up with the rest of the world. We need to be free, democratic, and - society where people have the right to live in freedom and dignity.
I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they have a lot of credibility because all the other liberal parties have been smothered for 30 years.
I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.
I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.
