"I am not against the internet, but I want to control what my people see."

"I have made it a law that all public buildings must display a portrait of me."

"I have created the Ruhnama for the people, so they can understand me, so they can understand their country, so they can understand themselves."

"I have ordered that all the fish in the Caspian Sea be caught and distributed to the people. It is for their nutrition."

"I am a spiritual leader, not just a president."