"If a person works well for nine years, he will not die. I am not saying that he will live forever, but he will live longer."

"I have made it compulsory for all young people to read the Ruhnama three times a day. It is for their spiritual growth."

"I want to make Turkmenistan a paradise on Earth."

"I do not need a successor. My spirit will live on in my book."

"The Turkmen nation has no need for an academy of sciences. An academy of sciences is only for those who have no talent."