Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

Israel is not an aviary.

You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.

Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.

We must question every inner-belief we possess without fear or attachment.

Sometimes a pad on the back or just a simple word of comfort is all that it takes to bring someone under heavy stress back to balance.

the one who doesnt play, doesnt win anything, but he actually looses somehting, {playing}

Hillary Clinton's campaign slogan is, "I'm with her." You know what my response is to that? "I'm with you, the American people."

In God's eyes the most significant is often the most hidden.

Yeah, acting is very difficult. As much as I love it, and the challenge of it, I'm so often just terrified by it.

My mom used to send me articles about how older virgins are considered good luck in Mexico.

The dictionary is a wonderful thing, but you can't let it push you around.

All men are equal in nature, and also in original sin. It is in the merits and demerits of their actions that they differ.