"I have decreed that all government officials must wear traditional Turkmen dress."

"I don't think I'm a dictator. I'm a leader. I'm the father of the nation. I'm a good father."

"I have made it compulsory for all students to study 'Ruhnama' in schools and universities."

"I have ordered the construction of a new university, named after me, of course."

"If a person is ill, let him go to a hospital. If a person is healthy, let him go to a library."