A friendship between Germany and Israel didn't always seem natural.

There is no consensus in Israel regarding the two-state formula. We will not, under any circumstances, allow the establishment of a neighboring state that will be a genuine threat on our existence.

I believe that our democratic values are also born out of our Jewish faith, a 'love for the stranger, ' and equality before the law - these are not foreign values: this is Judaism.

Learning the core curriculum cannot come through coercion. It must come through a recognition of the need to integrate with economic life.

Direct talks is the only possible way to build trust and to resolve the conditions for a peace perspective between Palestinians and Israelis.

We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is difficult.

You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage

Give yourself and others the gift of your brilliance to deliver a more compelling and memorable presentation.

I have no plans, and no plans to plan.

The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do... Writing is a process of dealing with not-knowing, a forcing of what and how.

I didn't have that many friends my first few years of high school. It was very cliquey and I'm super shy, so it was hard to make friends.

At either end of the social spectrum there lies a leisure class.

The question of bread for myself is a material question; but the question of bread for my neighbour, for everybody, is a spiritual and a religious question.

Only cowards hide behind silence.

I expect I should be more calloused by now, but I am so sensitive about not ever living up to anybody's worst idea about an actor who is well-known.

Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were not backed up any more.