122 Quotes by Bashar al-Assad

The United States doesn't have the will to work against al-Nusra or even ISIS, because they believe that this is a card they can use for their own agenda. If they attack al-Nusra or ISIS, they will lose a very important card regarding the situation in Syria.

But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We'll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It's not only Syria. Because it will start in Syria...

If you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult proposition.

I don't believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.

Trust that the thing in life that excites you the most comes complete with all the tools necessary to support you in the doing of that thing. It is automatic; it is built in. All you need to do is act on the opportunities that doing that situation brings to you.

Every country has criminals who have to be fought. They can exist anywhere, including the government or the army - or outside the government and army.

If you want to kill the Syrian people, who's going to support us as a government, as officials? No one.

[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.