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“In Lebanon, it's never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country.”
“Lebanon is a small country, and we have a saying: as long as you know your size, you know, just try to protect what you have.”
“Our problem with Israel is that its leaders always talk about war and security but never about peace.”
“I have a lot of enemies: extremists and the Syrian regime.”
“We believe that the Arab world has been there for centuries, and thousands of years, and it'll keep on continuing being there. All we have to do is work together.”
“Iran must stop meddling in the affairs of Arab countries, and we refuse to be taken by Iran to an axis against Arab countries.”
“Lebanon first.”
“The Lebanese Diaspora can play a role in helping to build our country's economy.”
“If you want peace, you have to accept the other. Talk to the other, and accept that they have rights.”
“I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.”
“Justice is revenge.”
“There is nothing more precious than our country.”
“Hezbollah is in Syria and Iraq and Yemen, so people should not focus on Hezbollah that it's a Lebanese entity only, but it's something regional.”
“Lebanon cannot resolve a question like Hezbollah which is in Syria, Iraq, everywhere because of Iran. It is a regional political solution that needs to be done.”
“If the U.S. decides Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, that does not mean that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Because the whole world is saying Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel.”
“Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.”