Bashar Al Assad Quotes

The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

But the issue has to do with land, which is our land. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I don't believe in war, I believe in the principle of deterrence. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The first thing you have to learn is how to conduct dialogue and how to make it productive. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

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. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

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

None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

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. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria. ~ Susan Rice

When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Trust that the thing in life that excites you the most comes complete with all the tools necessary to support you in the doing of that thing. It is automatic; it is built in. All you need to do is act on the opportunities that doing that situation brings to you. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

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

I am president, I don't own the country so they are not my forces. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Reform has to be based on opening your mind and opening the mind does not come from decrees or laws. It comes from a whole set of circumstances, which if you do not have, anything you do will be not productive or will be counter-productive. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can be attributed to a feeling of desperation over the political situation, which at some point takes the form of revenge. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

No government in the world kills its people, unless it's led by a crazy person. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Russia is emerging as an essential diplomatic and security partner for the U.S. in Syria, despite the Obama administration's opposition to Moscow's support for President Bashar al-Assad. ~ David Ignatius

I cannot afford to make mistakes. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Israel does not care about the international public opinion. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

It's a dangerous thing when someone gets up in the morning and has nothing to eat. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability is hurting growth. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Russia went into Syria basically to support President Bashar al-Assad. And the Western allies have said Russia's really done very little against ISIS. For his part, Putin said Russia's open to stronger cooperation, and he supports Frances's effort to build a strong anti-terror coalition. ~ Corey Flintoff

Even a president makes mistakes. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I don't want to talk about methods of killing. But what is the difference between a bomb worn on the body and one dropped from an airplane? Both of them kill people. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

If you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult proposition. ~ 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. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Armies are not only for offensives. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The captain doesn't think about death, or life, he thinks about saving his ship, ~ Bashar Al-Assad

My primary goal is to create prosperity. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Politics is about realities, not logic. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The place where the interests of all parties come together is the international community, along with its resolutions. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Those who arrived on America's tanks are not credible in Iraq. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Obama was the most powerful man in the world, but that didn't mean he could control the forces at play in the Middle East. There was no Nelson Mandela who could lead a country to absolution for its sins and ours. Extremist forces were exploiting the Arab Spring. Reactionary forces - with deep reservoirs of political support in the United States - were intent on clinging to power. Bashar al-Assad was going to fight to the death, backed by his Russian and Iranian sponsors. Factions were going to fight it out in the streets of Libya. The Saudis and Emiratis were going to stamp out political dissent in Egypt before it could come to their kingdoms. A Likud prime minister was going to mouth words about peace while building settlements that made peace impossible. Meanwhile, innocent people were going to suffer, some of them were going to be killed, and there didn't seem to be anything I could do about it. Obama had reached that conclusion before I had. History had opened up a doorway in 2011 that, by the middle of 2013, had been slammed shut. There would be more war, more conflict, and more suffering, until - someday - old men would make peace. ~ Ben Rhodes

It's not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Well, I think the U.S. has been careful not to go too far in attacking Iran's allies, in particular in attacking Hezbollah forces in Syria, which have been propping up the regime of Bashar al-Assad. ~ David Ignatius

In the End, a Lie Is a Lie. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today. ~ Richard Branson

Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. ~ Robert Fisk

The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Hizbullah is not a militia. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

A majority of the Syrian people believe in the regime and support Bashar al-Assad. ~ Hassan Nasrallah

There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad. ~ Francois Hollande

Almost all countries have natural dividing lines, and when ethnic and religious partition occurs in one country, it'll soon happen elsewhere. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Personally, I do not support the concept of suicide bombings. This is not part of our [syrian] culture. But whether you condemn them or not, suicide bombings are a reality. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

America must listen. It must listen to the interests of others. But the US government has no interest in similarities, no matter how obvious. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Syria is lucky to have Bashar al-Assad as her President. ~ George Galloway

Whether you call it terrorism or resistance, and whether you like Hamas or not, it is a political entity that no one can ignore. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

You have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue. When there is divergence between your policy and the people's beliefs and interests, you will have this vacuum that creates disturbance. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed. ~ Tariq Ramadan

When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

There is no such things as "Islamic terrorism," because terrorism differs from Islam. There's just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term "Islamic terrorism" has become widespread. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

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. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that's just the way it is. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Many people do not understand the difference between peace and a peace treaty. If you want to have real peace with normal relations between people, you need to have comprehensive peace. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I still think a reasonable question is, would we be better off with [Muamar] Gadhafi and Bashar al-Assad still in there and Mubarak still there and Saddam [Hussein] there than the crap we have got looking at us now? ~ Chris Matthews

[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The fact that there are people who criticize me doesn't mean that people hate me. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

For America, Britain, and the Western powers, the rise of ISIS and the caliphate is the ultimate disaster. Whatever they intended by their invasion of Iraq in 2003 and their efforts to unseat Assad in Syria since 2011, it was not to see the creation of a jihadi state spanning northern Iraq and Syria, run by a movement a hundred times bigger and much better organized than the al-Qaeda of Osama bin Laden. The war on terror for which civil liberties have been curtailed and hundreds of billions of dollars spent has failed miserably. ~ Patrick Cockburn

US Vice President Joe Biden gave the US government's real view of its regional and Syrian allies with undiplomatic frankness when speaking at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University's Institute of Politics on October 2. He told his audience that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and UAE were so determined to take down Assad and essentially have a proxy Sunni-Shia war. What did they do? They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad, except that the people who were being supplied were al-Nusra and al-Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world. ~ Patrick Cockburn

President Bashar Assad's regime is in the unique position of being targeted both by Israel and supporters of al Qaeda. ~ Richard Engel

While starving refugees in Homs were providing target practice for government snipers, Bashar al-Assad's strongest international backer was in Sochi, at the Iceberg Skating Palace, visibly moved, smiling with deep satisfaction, as the Russians beautifully glided and leaped their way to the gold medal in the team event. ~ George Packer

In an odd way, we have really destroyed two of our strongest allies against the Islamists. Saddam Hussein, and we've probably fatally undermined Bashir al Assad in Syria. ~ Michael Scheuer

Strike the enemy's settlements, turn them into dust, pave the Arab roads with the skulls of Jews. ~ Hafez Al-Assad

The persistent and sustained reliance on falsehoods as the basis of policy, even in the face of massive and well-understood evidence to the contrary, seems to many Americans to have reached levels that were previously unimaginable. ~ Al Gore

Al Gore is producing enough hot air to make his doomsday predictions about global warming a self-fulfilling prophecy. ~ Joseph Farah

In reality there is no cause or effect, there is only the indifference of the universe. ~ Al Goldstein

To live without a true love story is death without a death certificate."
أن تعيش بدون حب حقيقي
هي موت بدون شهادة وفاة ~ Amany Al-Hallaq

Children picked up things on a different level than adults. They hadn't spent much time building up defense mechanisms and rationalizations for all the shitty things that happen in the world. Kids take everything straight, no chaser. It's later on we all start bullshitting ourselves. Dominic ~ Al Sarrantonio

Yea, my friends, we have a king, whose name is Simurg, and whose residence is behind Mount Caucasus. He is close by, but we are far away from Him. The road to His throne is bestrewn with obstructions; more than a hundred thousand veils of light and darkness screen the throne. Hundreds of thousands of souls burn with an ardent passion to see Him, but no one is able to find his way to Him. Yet none can afford to do without Him. Supreme manliness, absolute fearlessness and complete self-effacement are needed to overcome those obstacles. If we succeed in getting a glimpse of His face, it will be an achievement indeed. If we do not attempt it, and if we fail to greet the Beloved, this life is not worth living." The ~ Farid Al-Din Attar

I'm a very reluctant frontman. I've seen reviews where they talk about my strong presence on stage, but it's nothing I do. It's like the person in a long grocery line who stands out because he's so agitated. He'll have presence, too. ~ Al Jourgensen

You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm. ~ David Dinkins

I used to sleep in the desert once every week, now it is every two weeks, most of the time alone. It's beautiful. What I enjoy is taking my food and cooking for myself. ~ Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

I don't understand this thing about [Bashar] Assad. He has to go. Assad is aligned with Iran and Russia. The one thing we want to prevent is we want to prevent Iran being able to extend a Shia crescent all across the Middle East. Assad has got to go. ~ John Kasich

There are many causes of violent deaths in America - murders and traffic accidents - that we do not approach with the same 'no price too steep, no task too difficult' approach that we take toward al Qaeda. ~ Dennis C. Blair

No daintie flowre or herbe that growes on grownd, No arborett with painted blossoms drest And smelling sweete, but there it might be fownd To bud out faire, and throwe her sweete smels al arownd. ~ Edmund Spenser

I declare a holy war, my Moslem brothers! Murder the Jews! Murder them all. ~ Haj Amin Al-Husseini

Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department. ~ Al Sharpton

When energy prices go up, the difficulty of projecting demand also goes up - uncertainty goes up. ~ Al Gore

We need to defeat al Queda and other terrorist organizations. ~ Paul Cellucci

I guess 'Scarface' was the Cuban Al Pacino. ~ Oscar Isaac

Standing in Front of the Mirror of Eternity
Dressed By True Existence
Looking to Your Own Reality
In the Ocean of Oneness ~ Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani

The existence of the EPA regulation will require large carbon polluters to look at their hole cards, and some of them have decided that they much prefer legislation. ~ Al Gore