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)

There is in England a saying that an anti-Semite is someone who hates the Jews more than is necessary.

I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent reading great books. Books are my constant companions. If you eat three times a day you'll be fed. But if you read three times a day you'll be wise.

[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.

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

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

We are the only country who is an ally of the United States that never asked for American soldiers.