"I have decided that all the hospitals in the country, except for the capital, should be closed. People should come to Ashgabat if they are sick."

"I have banned opera and ballet. They are not Turkmen. We need our own national art."

"I am not a communist, I am a Turkmen. I believe in the Turkmen way of life."

"I have renamed the days of the week and months of the year after my family members and the Ruhnama."

"I have ordered that all the cars in the country be fitted with special air filters. It is for clean air."