The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred meters, that this is what will make the difference for the state of Israel's basic security?

There is no ceasefire. There will not be any ceasefire.

Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically but by the ability to make tough decisions in trying times.

Israeli lives are worth more than Palestinian ones.

When you fight for the impossible, sometimes you lose everything.

The formula for the parameters of a unilateral solution are: To maximize the number of Jews; to minimize the number of Palestinians; not to withdraw to the 1967 border and not to divide Jerusalem.

For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.

I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.

Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind.

I dont know that there is one serious American representative that will advise Israel to sit with a terrorist government and negotiate with them.

Please God, when I open my eyes, make this nightmare disappear.

Even over the sound of a thousand voices...I still can hear my own, only after I listened to hers.

No matter how shitty things are, you can always get a song out of it.

The best gifts one can give to someone are not things, the best ones to offer are a little Time, Love, Care and Respect.

My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones. A little fat is what I am.

My objects dream and wear new costumes, compelled to, it seems, by all the words in my hands and the sea that bangs in my throat.

Blitz chess kills your ideas.

Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.

Unfortunately, we live our life in public, so any weight gain or pimple is a national story. I don't get this obsession with weight. It's not only Hollywood; it's our society.

Coaches give you too much information. Ive been allowed to develop that intuitive ability in my career and lifetime.