Imran Khan Quotes

One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.

In a country where half a million die every year only for drinking polluted water, it is more necessary for us to do something for them.

I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.

There are greater goals in life than material and sensual pleasures

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.

But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day.

Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.

Certain folks start playing Sindh Card despite having ravaged the life of the common Sindhi.

Leader leads people. Leader does not follow public opinion

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.

Starting a war is in our hands, it is easy. But ending a war, that is not in our hands and no one knows what will happen.

You all have to make a new Pakistan. Naya Pakistan is not a slogan - it's a belief,

Without liberty I have nothing left to use except my body.

The more you study, the more you know; how less you know.

People didn't wasn't the People's party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.

Imran Khan asked Pakistanis of four things at the Historic Lahore Jalsa.

1. We shall never lie and always speak the truth.
2. Leave our ego's behind and only think of this Nation, there are 11 crore Pakistanis living beneath poverty line.
3. We shall be brave and break the shackles of fear.
4. We have to bring Justice to this society, even if our friends and relatives do injustice, we shall be fair and bring them to Justice.

If there is one venue where Pakistan can beat Australia, then Adelaide is that ground

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

People wanted to vote for us but the mechanics of getting the voters to the polling stations we didnt have. We did not have the money most of all .

If you have political reform in the Islamic world, the spiritual reform would follow.

Bravery is standing with the truth and right

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

When an individual from underprivileged background gets higher education, he/she uplifts the entire family. 90% of students at Namal college are from underprivileged backgrounds. I look forward for your support in this noble cause

If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

We must speak the truth if we are to be a great nation

Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

These so-called extremists in Pakistan should be brought into the mainstream; if you marginalize them, you radicalize them.

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

A condemned poor man, if steals to feed his starving kid, is slammed into prison. Contrast this to a rich man's crime.

I was taken off from plane and interrogated by U.S. Immigration in Canada on my views on drones. My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop,

Imran Khan says 'End your ego, think of nation

So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.

Are we Pakistanis, children of a lesser God? Is there one law for the west and one for us? Is our democracy supposed to be only democracy if you give us a no objection certificate?

I am called an Islamic fundamentalist by Rushdie. My critics in Pakistan say I am a Zionist agent. I must be doing something right.

Lack of rule of law is the main reason Pakistan could not join the ranks of progressive nations.

What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.

I have studied Murad Saeed's case myself, He have not submitted any fake degree. Its a conspiracy against him. If he had any fears, if he was guilty he wouldn't have went to court.

Allah exalts whom he wills!

The only negative thing in Pakistan is not having a democracy.

Compromise for your Dream but NEVER Compromise on your Dream.

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

Never give up, no matter how hard life gets no matter how much pain you feel. Pain will eventually subside, nothing remains forever, so keep going and don't give up.

Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.

I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

Ethnic-based politics is being used to exhort people, to serve own ends - this is anathema to concept of nationalism.

I want my team to play like a cornered tiger ... when it's said it's most dangerous

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

I want to have a president in the U.S. who tries to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.

In most of Pakistan it is a feudal country. People are very scared and oppressed by authority. But when you move to these wilder areas, they are not so easily suppressed.

I think the Americans don't understand that this is a complicated new ball game. People everywhere have seen that a few determined people who were not scared to die can create a huge upheaval within a major superpower.

Truth is the power that will resolve our problems.

When I announced my party, Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) on 25 April 1996, I had lost all fear of dying.

Holy Prophet PBUH promulgated a justice system regardless of status of people, yet in Pak the powerful easily escapes.

If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?

Say goodbye to the IMF once and for all as the IMF's conditions enriches the rich and impoverishes the poor.

In Pakistan politics is hereditary.

I will protect your tax money! It won't be spent on Prime Minister and Governor houses. InshALLAH the day PTI government comes in power these walls of governor houses will be brought down. We will break these walls and make libraries and playgrounds for the public to use

When I was older, I found Iqbal's work hugely inspirational. He argued against an unquestioning acceptance of Western democracy as the self-governing model, and instead suggested that by following the rules of Islam a society would tend naturally towards social justice, tolerance, peace and equality. Iqbal's interpretation of Islam differs very widely from the narrow meaning that is sometimes given to it. For Iqbal, Islam is not just the name for certain beliefs and forms of worship. The difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is not merely a theological one - it is a difference of a fundamental attitude towards life.

It is not defeat that destroys you,it is being demoralized by defeat that destroy you.

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.

There is so much debate about moderate and radical Islam but there is only one Islam.

Faith should be about encouraging all that is noble in a human being.

Faith without wisdom and knowledge could produce bigots completely lacking in compassion and tolerance.

Prophet (PBUH) considered the ink of a scholar to be holier than the blood of a martyr.

I am not anti-west, I am PRO PAKISTAN

I felt like the Islamic scholar Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905), who said on his return from a trip to Europe to his homeland Egypt 'I saw no Muslims in Europe but I saw a lot of Islam,' and of his homeland 'There are a lot of Muslims here but no Islam.

At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.