I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

Living isn't just about doing for yourself,but what you do for others as well.

If we want any significant development, we must co-opt civil society.

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

In some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the results. Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.

We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.