20 Quotes By Imran Khan


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

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 on experience

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.
Imran Khan on experience

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

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.
Imran Khan on government

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.
Imran Khan on government

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

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 on hope

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.
Imran Khan on imagination

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 on marriage

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 on money

You don't kill your way to peace.
Imran Khan on peace

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

In Pakistan politics is hereditary.
Imran Khan on politics

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.
Imran Khan on politics

But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money.
Imran Khan on politics

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.
Imran Khan on politics

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 on power

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 on trust

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 on war