I have always been conscious of the importance and the strength of nationalism, and this has led me straight to the acknowledgment of the nationalism of the Palestinian people.

What is the alternative to peace? A catastrophe for both peoples [Palestine and Israel].

Well, I myself am a 100% atheist. And I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, which dominates our entire life, is assuming a more and more religious character.

Violence [in Palestina] is part of the resistance to occupation. The basic fact is not the violence; the basic fact is the occupation.

I understand people who believe that without violence they will not achieve anything at all.

In order to put an end to the occupation, you must make peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people. This is the real aim, this is the real task.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

But herein lies the rub: Christianity has been on a long-term trend of decline in every Western cultural context that we can identify.

Compassion for the friend should conceal itself under a hard shell.

I am Dracula.... I bid you welcome.

It is the minority that has stood in the vain of every moral conflict, and achieved all that is noble in the history of the world.

The IPCC summary for policymakers is used to scare politicians and goad the public into action. The UN is all about politics.

If you do anything well, it becomes enjoyable. To keep enjoying something, you need to increase its complexity.

It would be pretty shabby to appear flippant around a documentary that's about how much I love my fans.

It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any.