They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents; I could do whatever I wanted. I never had a negative word from them, nothing whatsoever.

You know when civilization began? With the invention of the mirror.

The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.

You're as young as your dreams, not as old as your calendar