I am leaving the office but am not leaving the battle for peace.

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.

We had a lot of support - don't give me "the world", just the televisions. In America we enjoy support,China is neutral, India is for, in Europe they're divided.

I do not know anybody that is threatening Iran. It is a safe country.

[Hamas] thought that if you go to elections you become a democrat for the rest of your life. They think that democracy is limited to one day in four years.

The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics.

Israel is a start-up nation, and I think it can be done in other places. I will do it outside the government. I don't need the government.