The Blue and White government, led by me, will assemble the strongest security cabinet against terrorism and restore deterrence.

I pledge that the personal safety of Israeli citizens will not be futile.

There's no shame in striving for peace.

No Israeli leader is a king.

2012 will be a critical year in the connection between Iran gaining nuclear power, changes in leadership, continuing pressure from the international community and events that happen unnaturally.

Anyone who cooperates with BDS is operating against Israel and it is a form of antisemitism.

It's important to be able to sit together and form a government of the majority that serves everyone, and not a government of minorities that takes care of itself.

I don't want to separate religion and state, I want to settle it.

We cannot separate Judaism from the Jewish State; we have to decide how to live with it.

The citizens of Israel come first.

Will we forever live by our sword? We definitely will live with our sword. I don't think our children or grandchildren won't be soldiers. We must make efforts to try and not live only by our sword, but we will always be with a sword.

National unity does not only have to occur when swords are swung at us.

Internal unity means that external security issues can be dealt with.

It bothers me when I look at Israeli society, on the divisiveness in it, and to polarization. I'm not just talking about left-right... but how individuals behave towards each other.

Would the Benjamin Netanyahu of the eve of the election want me to get hurt? Regretfully, I would say so.

Responsibility for the security of the land of Israel will remain in the hands of the IDF and the IDF alone.

Israel's interest is all I care about.

I do not wish to slander his name, I think Netanyahu ran the country well but his time is up.

A two-state solution cannot be promised without having negotiations first.

I support Israel to be a Democratic, Jewish and safe country.

Israel has to come before everything. It cannot be Bibi everything.

Every decision of strategic importance needs to go through the relevant institutions, certainly the sale of submarines to neighboring countries.

A country is not managed through cousins and confidants.

There is only one U.S. for Israel, there is only one Israel for the U.S.

We all need a government that solves our real problems and is not preoccupied with itself.

Israel needs to stay a Zionist country with a Jewish majority in a democratic system. Eventually, Palestinians should have some kind of independency.

We cannot agree on everything but we must agree on the framework.

We have left and right; religious and secular; Druse; ultra-Orthodox women. Unity is very important.

I'm not subject to extortion under any circumstances.

I respect the choice of the people and I respect the law.

Israel will not be deprived of its status as a strong, Jewish and democratic state.

Israel is a strong country in the region. And it will stay strong if our people will stay committed to Israel, whether it's to defend it, whether it's to develop it.

In the harsh and violent Middle East surrounding us, there is no mercy for the weak. Only the strong survive!

I was raised in the paratroopers.

Under my leadership, the government will strive for peace and will not miss an opportunity to bring about regional change.

For me, sacrificing Israeli democracy is not something I can agree to.

I am going to be prime minister.

I can tell you what I'm driven by. I'm driven by what's in Israel's interest.

If the Palestinians will one day decide to wake up and join a diplomatic process that is being carried out with the support of countries in the region, with international support - welcome. But I'm not waiting.

Netanyahu needs to leave Israel's political life.

Judaism is the best basis for democracy. The debate between the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai, the constant debate, has been a tradition of ours for thousands of years.

Is the role of the prime minister to cultivate political leadership in Israel? My answer is yes.

What you demand of others you should carry out yourself.

I have already bent time to my will.

I'm not downplaying my age - because humankind is such that people run away from their age. Especially women. Guys pretend not to care, but they do. Age is not a good thing to most human beings. But, being an alien, I embrace it.

We want to give you the roses when you're dead. That's how human beings think. I try not to think like a human.

You cannot go into combat without putting the work in.

I'm tired of proving myself.

Ninety percent of the media picked Pavlik, and I always appreciate naysayers. That's what motivates me.

I learned a lot from being in hell. I learned discipline. I learned that I choose what to put in my body.