"The people do not choose me—I choose them."

"I have decided to give myself a new title: 'His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and…"

"My mission is to unite Africa, and I will not rest until this is achieved."

"I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world, and that is why I do not let any superpower control me."

"I am the law, and the law is me."