Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.

Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.

You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.

You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.

The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.

I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.