"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…"

"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh eithe…"

"I'm a Palestinian. From '21 until '48, I carried a Palestinian passport."

"I have a lot of grandchildren. And I want them to live in peace."

"Don't be so humble, you're not that great."