Quotes by Imran Khan

About Imran Khan:

Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician, former cricketer, philanthropist, cricket commentator and former chancellor of the University of Bradford. Khan played international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century and, after retiring, entered politics. He is also founder of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and the Namal College, Mianwali.
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Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

Imran Khan

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

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Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.

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Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.

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I want to have a president in the U.S. who tries to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.

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Just give it everything you've got and bowl as fast as possible.

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Because I'm anti-war, I've been called pro-Taliban.

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I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient.

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In most of Pakistan it is a feudal country. People are very scared and oppressed by authority. But when you move to these wilder areas, they are not so easily suppressed.

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I am basically a private person.

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I am called an Islamic fundamentalist by Rushdie. My critics in Pakistan say I am a Zionist agent. I must be doing something right.

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These so-called extremists in Pakistan should be brought into the mainstream; if you marginalize them, you radicalize them.

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What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.

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I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.

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I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition.

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And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

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But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day.

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The Westoxified Pakistanis have been selling their souls and killing their own people for a few million dollars.

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Bravery is standing with the truth and right

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Crime should not pay, it must be punished. Unfortunately, in Pakistan big crimes do get rewarded.

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Are we Pakistanis, children of a lesser God? Is there one law for the west and one for us? Is our democracy supposed to be only democracy if you give us a no objection certificate?

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Author Bio

  • NameImran Khan
  • Descriptionpolitician and former cricketer
  • AliasesImran Khan Niazi
  • BornNovember 6, 1953
  • CountryPakistan
  • ProfessionPolitician; Cricketer
  • AwardsWisden Cricketer Of The Year; Pride Of Performance; Erwin Schrödinger Prize