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“I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired.”
“I want to lead. I want to change. And I'm going to do it.”
“I understand the importance which the Palestinian society attributes to the issue of prisoners.”
“Israel has said many times - and I also said this to German television in an interview - that we will not be the first country that introduces nuclear weapons to the Middle East.”
“Promoting tolerance and human dignity is one of mankind's unfinished challenges.”
“My doctors say I am very healthy.”
“Israel has the power to protect itself and its citizens.”
“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?”
“Israel is grateful that America believes in us.”
“I was not born to be prime minister, and I'm not going to stay here until the end of my life. I'm too young for that.”
“There is an alliance between Israel and the United States, and it has never been stronger than at the time of George W. Bush.”
“Nobody stands above the law.”
“I'm not in the most comfortable position, but I think my government is very stable, perhaps more stable than any government in modern Israeli history.”
“Abu Mazen told me he does not want to change the demographics of Israel.”
“There is always a human being behind the titles and the status.”
“Israel will not tolerate a situation in which Iran has effective control of non-conventional weapons that can be used directly against the state of Israel.”
“I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.”
“I don't like this terminology that you have no choice. You always have a choice.”
“In Israel we tend to be carried away by our emotions.”
“I have found myself under a wave of investigation and criticism from the moment I was elected. Since my first days in the Prime Minister's Office I have had to fight against evil attacks while I have been busy making decisions on crucial matters related to Israel's security and existence.”