"We are profiting from the unrest. It is a historical chance for us. We have a right and are making use of it. We do n…"

"We, as the Kurdish Freedom Movement, … reject classical models like federalism, con-federalism, self-government, and …"

"We consider anyone who does not publicly take a stand against the Turkish position to be one of Turkey's henchmen."

"Russia has recently been very vocal about the vicious crimes against us, but the US and Europe have not even condemne…"

"I do not know … why American officials are not willing to meet with us. … We have never had any animosity against Ame…"

"Until now, PYD members were jailed, captured and many of them killed by torture. If [the Assad government] calls for …"

"We are not a small people; 15% of the population are Kurds. As you know, we can protect ourselves even from the regim…"

"Drawing and dying for borders is a European illness from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."

"The [democratic Syrian] federalism we talk about is not a geographical line. Maybe tomorrow it's going to be expanded…"

"There are some who hold up the slogan: the fall of the regime. In contrast we demand the fall of the oppressive autho…"