Why cross and ocean when you can cross a river? Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here?

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.

It's a morality that keeps humans human.

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read.

In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.

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)

The minute you try to threaten and use boycotts I think it is outside the democratic perception.