Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state.

The Palestinian people have no national identity. I, Yasser Arafat, man of destiny, will give them that identity through conflict with Israel.

Choose your friends carefully. Your enemies will choose you.

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations...

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.

All religious wars are about people arguing over who has the biggest invisible friend.

Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist.

The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and in all of Palestine.

Martyrs, martyrs, martyrs,... we want a million martyrs to march on Jerusalem.

We will not bend or fail until the blood of every last Jew from the youngest child to the oldest elder is spilt to redeem our land!

We do not want to destroy any people. It is precisely because we have been advocating coexistence that we have shed so much blood.

When we change our thoughts, we will change our experiences.

I work with great gladness for what I want.

It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

We were motivated by our mentors to go an extra mile.

In the design of fission reactors man was not an innovator but an unwitting imitator of nature.

Imagine a world, in which your entire possession is one raspberry, and you give it to your friend.

Spirits that have once been sincerely united and tended together a sacred flame, never become entirely stranger to one another's life.

There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.

Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive

Can you ever get off for good behavior?" he joked. I gave him what I hoped was a seductive smile as I found my seat. "Sure," I called over my shoulder. "If I was ever good.