"I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level."

"Black people, the world over, are the original human race. The white race, the other races, are just an evolution of the black race."

"The oil belongs to the people, not to the companies."

"All men are equal. All women are equal. There is no such thing as a superior sex or an inferior sex."

"I am a symbol of struggle, a symbol of freedom, a symbol of liberation."