"I come from a generation where you don’t think of yourself as separate from the Jewish people. You are part of the Jewish people."

"I am not interested in the gratitude of the world. I am interested in the survival of my people."

"I don't think there's any difference between a man and a woman in politics, except that a woman has to work harder to prove herself."

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

"If I had to choose between being a good Jew and a good Israeli, I would choose to be a good Jew."