"I want to be loved by the people. I want to be liked by the people. But if I am not, I will kill them."

"I am a very spiritual man. I pray every day."

"I do not need elections—I have already won."

"Uganda is an African country in the ancestral homeland of African people and must operate first and foremost for the development of African people."

"There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech."