Saad Hariri

“I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.”

“Without justice you won't have stability.”

“It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.”

“Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.”

“We must not pay for the actions of Hezbollah.”

“I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon.”

“We could do so much if we concentrated on the business community and created jobs. If we make this our focus, a stronger economy and politics will follow.”

“I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.”

“I have popular support.”

“The regime of Bashar al-Assad will inevitably go down. And its collapse will be loud not only in Syria but across the Arab world.”

“We have a diverse population and have to maintain that and keep religion away from politics.”

“Hezbollah has a presence - it is in the government, and it enjoys support in the country - but this doesn't mean that Hezbollah is in control of the entire Lebanon.”

“The main problem that we have in Lebanon, and in the region, is we don't have a real peace process and I think this is the main focal problem that we have in the region.”

“My job and my task as prime minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability like in Syria or Iraq or any other country that surrounds us. My task is to make sure that we have a country that is stable.”

“I will not accept that a Lebanese political party participates in maneuvers that serve the interests of Iran.”

“Although sometimes I might sound sometimes idealist or too optimistic but I think my father used to say to me in everything bad there's something good that is going to come out of it and there will always be a tomorrow.”

“The interference of Iran affects us all.”

“I don't want a political party in my government that interferes in Arab countries against other Arab countries.”

“I think it is our duty towards the people of Lebanon to stabilize the country.”

“Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.”