"We must be prepared to live with the paradox that we are both victims and victors."

"We don’t want to be a nation of shopkeepers. We want to be a nation of students, of scholars, of scientists, of artists, of writers. We want to be a nation of people who can sing, who can dance, who c…"

"I am a sabra, but I was born in Kiev."

"I would rather be right than popular."

"To be a leader, you must be able to make decisions. And if you can't make decisions, you're not a leader."