Historically, Islam was hijacked about 20 or 30 years after the Prophet and interpreted in such a way that the ruler has absolute power and is accountable only to God. That, of course, was a very convenient interpretation for whoever was the ruler.

You in the West have been sold the idea that the only options in the Arab world are between authoritarian regimes and Islamic jihadists. That's obviously bogus.

I'm not a grassroots organizer; that is clear. I believe in a division of labor. I'm not trained to organize the grassroots, and grassroots has to come from the grassroots.

I argue that for every country to have an independent fuel cycle is the wrong way to go. Because any country which has a complete fuel cycle is a latent nuclear weapons country, in the sense that it is not far from making a nuclear weapon.

If a country is suspected of going nuclear, you need to understand why. Why does it feel insecure?

If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included.

Whether weapons exist in Iraq, Saddam Hussein or post-Saddam Hussein, it is a serious enough issue that require that we continue to go and make sure that Iraq does not have weapons.

Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others.

Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon.

Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.

Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but it's the same skills.

We have lived for thousands of years together, Muslims and Christians; we are part of the same society.

I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me.

I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.

I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.

The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they have a lot of credibility because all the other liberal parties have been smothered for 30 years.

I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.

Egypt needs to catch up with the rest of the world. We need to be free, democratic, and - society where people have the right to live in freedom and dignity.

I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.

Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.

In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign.

The U.S. is not the holder of truth.

What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.

You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years.