Mohamed ElBaradei Quotes

Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard.

If you live with death threats, you need friends. So you have to risk that they might spy on you.

The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful!

Anything can be justified by security.

I can't set one foot out of my house or anywhere in the world without security.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

I don't let my picture be taken. I'm on too many hit lists.

I am a common man. Why do I need security?

We continue to be vigilant.

Because of my job I now have 12 bodyguards and have lost my freedom.

Stopping people you don’t trust is an essential ingredient. It is part of owning and governing the territory you’re patrolling

We cannot let our guard down in the face of terror.

If it were up to me, I wouldn't have security. But Hef thinks I'm naive. He feels I'm vulnerable to kidnapping.

I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations.

I have protection. I have police protection. I have personal bodyguards. I have three sets of them. But believe me, this is really psychological for the family. If they want to get me, they can get me. And every time that I have been saved, it's been by coincidence.

I'm prepared to guard anyone.

I think security is a big issue for people.

Everyone's nervous these days. Ronald McDonald has hired six bodyguards, and that's just to protect his buns.

They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night.

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.

I wore bulletproof vests, and my bodyguards had the option of having bulletproof vests - I bought five sets.

If there's an incursion I don't go out of the house.

I sleep with my gun on my bedside table. I live alone; it is my protection and makes me feel safer. I have had to pull it out a few times when I have heard noises at night, but I've never had to use it.

We are gifted with freedom, but with that freedom comes the reality of the unknown and the responsibility to be aware of our surroundings and on guard against those who would do us harm.

My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.