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Imran Khan

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Imran Khan belongs to that rare category of people whose words are more famous than their biography. With equal ease, Imran Khan moved between Politics and Peace, finding connections others missed. 20 of Imran Khan's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Politics, Peace, Government, Experience, and War. Start here and see if you agree: "If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?"

“Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.”

— Imran Khan

Money

All Quotes by Imran Khan

“If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.”

— Imran Khan

Experience

“In Pakistan politics is hereditary.”

— Imran Khan

Politics

“I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.”

— Imran Khan

Government

“But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money.”

— Imran Khan

Politics

“If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?”

— Imran Khan

Home

“People didn't wasn't the People's party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.”

— Imran Khan

Power

“They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.”

— Imran Khan

Hope

“Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.”

— Imran Khan

Government

“Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.”

— Imran Khan

Marriage

“The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this?”

— Imran Khan

War

“When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.”

— Imran Khan

Politics

“I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.”

— Imran Khan

Imagination

“A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.”

— Imran Khan

Death

“You don't kill your way to peace.”

— Imran Khan

Peace

“The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.”

— Imran Khan

Future

“In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.”

— Imran Khan

Experience

“Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.”

— Imran Khan

Money

“There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.”

— Imran Khan

Politics