I've worked with 10 presidents. It's a record. I worked with Republicans and Democrats. All of them when it came to Israel were, movingly, friendly. From Truman, who was the first to recognize Israel 11 minutes after the U.N. resolution, to Obama. When it comes to the major issues of security and strategy, we are together, completely.

The Holocaust is a great warning to us all. We shall never forget our sisters and brothers. We have to ensure it is not repeated and to ensure we never go back to the days when humans behaved as beasts. Forgetfulness is a menace, we must remember.

The uprising in Egypt was initiated by the young generation. The uprising achieved two things. One is it made the lives of dictators impossible. Today, if you are looking for a safe job, don't become a dictator.

If you eat three times a day, you become fat. If you read three times a day, you become wise. It's better to be wise than fat.

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.

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