"Our economy is a child of sanctions. We are suffering because of sanctions. We are not suffering because we are foolish."

"If you are a man, you must be a man. If you are a woman, you must be a woman. We don't want these in-between things."

"I am not afraid of sanctions. I am not afraid of anything."

"We have fought for our freedom, and we will defend it."

"Homosexuality is a filthy disease, and 'never, never, never' support homosexuality."