"I have decided that all the restaurants in the country should serve only Turkmen food. No foreign cuisine."

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

"We will build a new city, a city of the future, a city of happiness. It will be called Ruhabat."

"I have ordered that all the rivers in the country be cleaned. It is for our health."

"I watched the moon landings on TV, and I didn’t believe them. I think it’s a complete fake."