Dictator Quotes

Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.

I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to worry about the safety and security of our countries, cannot take the word of this dictator, who lies, pathologically lies.

The uprising in Egypt was initiated by the young generation. The uprising achieved two things. One is it made the lives of dictators impossible. Today, if you are looking for a safe job, don't become a dictator.

Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.

The Queen is the ultimate dictator.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is not the measure I use when deciding whether to send our men and women in uniform off to war and possible death.

No king should rule absolutely, like a dictator.

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.

Basically, I viewed any work of art as an imposition of another person's taste, and saw the individual making this imposition as a kind of dictator.