"I have decreed that all the buildings in the capital must be clad in white marble. It is for uniformity."

"I have ordered that all the roads in the country be paved with marble. It is for beauty."

"I have created the Ruhnama for the people, so they can understand me, so they can understand their country, so they can understand themselves."

"I have decreed that all cars must be white, as white symbolizes purity."

"The 'Ruhnama' is a holy book. It is the spiritual code of the Turkmen nation."