Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones who were forced to embrace a religion.

Currency trading is unnecessary, unproductive and totally immoral. It should be stopped.

If you know each other well, you want to do business with people you know well. You don't do business with strangers.

Knowledge has always been important, of course. The ancient Egyptians did not raise the stones for the pyramids relying on the incantations of their gods. The waters in the irrigation canals of the great Indus Civilisation did not flow according to the laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth.

When I became Prime Minister, I looked back on what was done before – what were the policies and actions before – and I thought that I need to be critical if I’m going to do anything at all.

Membership of an organisation is good, as long as you can make yourself heard.

If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.