"I have banned the use of foreign words in the Turkmen language. We must preserve our language."

"I have created the Ruhnama in order to raise the spirit of the Turkmen people."

"I am a great admirer of my mother. She taught me everything."

"The 'Ruhnama' is a holy book. It is the spiritual code of the Turkmen nation."

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