Idi Amin

Ugandan dictator

Modern influential 141 sayings

Sayings by Idi Amin

I am a very good driver. I can drive a car with my eyes closed.

1970s — Reported by various sources, part of his eccentric claims.
Shocking Unverifiable

I am a very good football player. I can score many goals.

1970s — Reported by various sources, part of his self-aggrandizement.
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I am a very good singer. I can sing any song.

1970s — Reported by those who witnessed his public performances.
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I am a very good doctor. I can cure any disease.

1970s — Reported by various sources, part of his exaggerated claims.
Shocking Unverifiable

I am a very good pilot. I can fly any plane.

1970s — Reported by various sources, part of his exaggerated claims.
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I am very good at making love.

1970s — Reported in various biographical accounts, often in the context of his many wives and affairs.
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I feel like a superman.

1970s — Reported in various biographies and interviews.
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I am the greatest African leader of all time.

1970s — Public speech in Uganda.
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I am not responsible for the deaths of people in Uganda. It is the work of imperialists.

1970s — Interview with foreign press, deflecting blame for atrocities.
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I will crush anyone who stands in my way.

1970s — Threatening statement to political opponents.
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I am a very patient man, but my patience has limits.

1970s — Warning to dissenters and foreign powers.
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I will never give up power.

1978 — Statement made during his declining years in power.
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There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.

Unknown, during his rule (1971-1979) — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable

If we knew the meaning to everything that is happening to us, then there would be no meaning.

Unknown, during his rule — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable

The problem with me is that I am fifty or one hundred years ahead of my time. My speed is very fast. Some ministers have had to drop out of my government because they could not keep up.

Unknown, during his rule — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable

You cannot run faster than a bullet.

Unknown, during his rule — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable

In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.

Unknown, during his rule — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable

I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world, and that is why I do not let any superpower control me.

Unknown, during his rule — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable

Although some people felt Adolf Hitler was bad, he was a great man and a real conqueror whose name would never be forgotten.

Unknown, during his rule — Statement
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My mission is to lead the country out of a bad situation of corruption, depression and slavery. After I rid the country of these vices, I will then organize and supervise a general election of a genuinely democratic civilian government.

1978 (attributed) — Statement
Philosophical Unverifiable