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

In the past, most wars were motivated by the idea of nationhood. Today, however, wars are incited above all using religion as an excuse.

Nothing had excited me-the huge cars, the entourages, the bodyguards, the policeman jumping to attention, all meant nothing to me ... till I came to the old man's office. (On becoming prime minister)

I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned.

In many ways, the media today makes dictatorship impossible. But it also makes democracy intolerable.

We have to be reasonable people.

Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent.