Lincoln was a man who created himself from nothing without any help from outside or other people. I followed his struggles. I see certain similarities between him and me.

All right, then nobody can complain if we ask pregnant women to make parachute jumps.

I have nothing to say to him [Ronald Reagan], because he is mad. He is foolish. He is an Israeli dog.

We put our fingers in the eyes of those who doubt that Libya is ruled by anyone other than its people.

Nothing would please me more, but who else would pump the oil that we need? God damn America.

To force a human being to learn according to a set curriculum is a dictatorial act.

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever. These ideas which mobilized the masses are only a worthless currency. Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money.