I always wake up early Saturday morning, and I have a little bit more time, so I go to the gym.
Ehud Olmert
Before I became prime minister, as mayor of Jerusalem, I became world-renowned because of my fight for the unity of Jerusalem.
Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people.
There is a Western world. There is America. There is Great Britain and Germany and France and Russia and China and other nations. I doubt that there is one country amongst those I mentioned which has a desire to see Iran, with its fundamentalist, Islamic, extremist government, possessing nuclear weapons.
I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I do not pat myself on the shoulder. I get up in the morning full of energy to fulfill my mission.
I don't like this terminology that you have no choice. You always have a choice.
Historic scores cannot be settled, and scars cannot be obliterated.
A bloc of states is emerging that understands that they may have been wrong to think that Israel is the world's greatest problem.
Iran is a major threat to the well-being of Europe and America just as much as it is for the state of Israel.
Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.
Merkel is an amazing woman, very experienced in international politics.
The values of democracy, brotherhood, and freedom that constitute the building blocks of American society are also shared by Israeli society, together with the faith in man's power and ability to change and influence his surroundings.
The State of Israel, in partnership with Project Better Place and Renault-Nissan, is set to become the first country in the world to initiate the mass deployment of electric vehicles.
When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable.
When I addressed international forums as prime minister, the Israeli people expected me to present bold political initiatives that would bring peace - not arguments outlining why achieving peace now is not possible.
Israel is grateful that America believes in us.
Israel is prepared for a compromise. The majority of Israelis understand this compromise will be serious, will be meaningful, and will be painful.
I want to lead. I want to change. And I'm going to do it.
The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.
There is no need to get caught up in any apocalyptic prophecies that have no basis in reality.
It's a problem sometimes when you speak to journalists. They quote you, and then they read what they wrote, and then they even explain it. It's dangerous.
Throughout the second intifada, America provided unprecedented support for Israel's struggle against Palestinian terrorism and Israel's construction of the security barrier.
In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions.
Nobody stands above the law.
Abu Mazen has deprived himself of all the practical authorities of government.
Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country.
I was not interested in being minister of defense or minister of foreign affairs.
I have reached a conclusion that when we have to make a choice between greater Israel or a Jewish democratic state - and we have to make this choice, it is inevitable - then my choice is a Jewish democratic country.
I never took a bribe. This is the truth, and there is no other.
There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money.
The United States is a superpower whose influence reaches across oceans and beyond borders.
I'm entirely free of any suspicions or complaints about the Obama administration. I think the Obama administration is very friendly to Israel. I know a lot of the people in the administration, and they are committed to Israel.
We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel prior to 1967, with minor corrections dictated by the reality created since then.
Everything that can strengthen Abu Mazen is favourable.
As one of the participants in the Aqaba summit, I can testify that Israel fully expected the Palestinian Authority's newly reorganized and trained security agencies to take harsh action against the rejectionists who sought to wreck the peace process.
The Goldstone Committee was formed in April of 2009, after I was not prime minister. So it was a new political situation.
Every word I wrote in my book is documented, certified, true, and correct. The truth wins, and that is my picture.
When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't like, some of them may have liked. I said my beliefs, my truth, and my convictions, and that's how I am going to continue to do in the future.
I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail.
A prime minister has to keep a certain balance when dealing with sensitive issues.
The fundamental interest - long-range strategic interest - of the state of Israel is that we will have the international bodies and primarily the United Nations recognize the two-state solution, so that there will never be any doubt as to the right of Israel to have its own Jewish independent state.
I know I'm unpopular.
Terrorist organizations such as Hamas must be shut down.
I would never agree to an exclusive Muslim sovereignty over areas that are religiously important to Jews and Christians.
When you fight for the impossible, sometimes you lose everything.
Maaele Adumim is part of Israel. Gush Etzion is part of Israel.
I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.
Palestinians want Israel to return back into boundaries, the width of which is 12 km., that can be cut into pieces within minutes.
The dreadful terrorism perpetrated by Palestinian terrorist organizations has affected thousands of Israeli citizens, has destroyed families, and has tried to disrupt the lives of the citizens of Israel.
What's the logic of investing millions in agriculture if it will not pay off?
