I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired.

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.

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

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.

If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.

You’re not born with confidence

The unfolding of the bare human soul...that is what interests me.

We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.

I appreciate having been promoted for merit, on merit. And then bringing to bear whatever those extra special characteristics that all of us have.

Our Heavenly Father is far too wise and loves us far too much to give us everything we ask for.

[After Vietnam] the type of interventions that are carried out are designed so as not to elicit public reactions.

The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now.

Those who are compelled to paint by force, without being in the necessary mood, can produce only ungainly works, because this profession requires an unruffled temper.

There is a voice inside which speaks and says, "This is the real me!"