"I never felt that being a woman was a disadvantage. The only disadvantage was that I couldn't wear trousers."

"We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new tree is planted."

"We have always said that in our country there are no Arabs, there are only citizens."

"It is not the business of government to make people happy. It is the business of government to make people secure."

"We have to be strong, because if we are not strong, we will be destroyed."