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" I can tell you that if I'd had an opportunity to meet with King Abdullah of the Saudis - which I have not - he would be very surprised to hear what I have to say. "

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" I was not born to be prime minister, and I'm not going to stay here until the end of my life. I'm too young for that. "

Ehud Olmert

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Life

" Israel is prepared for a compromise. The majority of Israelis understand this compromise will be serious, will be meaningful, and will be painful. "

" Emerging from embattled and humble beginnings, the Jewish state has exceeded all expectations for its success and prosperity. "

" 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. "

Ehud Olmert

People

Peace

" I want to lead. I want to change. And I'm going to do it. "

" Nobody stands above the law. "

" If the Gaza ceasefire proves stable, Israel will not remain in the Strip. "

" I don't understand this pathetic need for luxuries. "

" There is nothing that I'd love to do more than negotiate with Palestinians. This is my desire. This is my dream. This is my mission. "

" When you fight for the impossible, sometimes you lose everything. "

" Turkey is not an enemy of Israel. I have worked closely with the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "

" As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success. "

" I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired. "

" I trust the integrity of the British government and the British soldiers. "

" Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country. "

" Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government. "

" Palestinians want Israel to return back into boundaries, the width of which is 12 km., that can be cut into pieces within minutes. "

" I'm not in the most comfortable position, but I think my government is very stable, perhaps more stable than any government in modern Israeli history. "

" I always admired the tolerance of my family - you know, that they tolerated my dissension for the family consensus. "

" The legacies of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, of Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein, stand as an inspiration for all who work for peace. "

" 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 would never agree to an exclusive Muslim sovereignty over areas that are religiously important to Jews and Christians. "

" I know I'm unpopular. "

Ehud Olmert

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Unpopular

" There is nowhere I encounter greater understanding for Israel's existential issues than in the Oval Office. "

" 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. "

" As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation. "

" I have to make sure that I am doing the right thing. I can't afford to make any mistake. "

Ehud Olmert

Mistake

Doing The Right Thing

" 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. "

" In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions. "

" Dictates are futile, and mutual accusations are nothing but useless word games. "