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" I don't think that everything is a zero-sum game in which, when the president of the United States says something, that means that he is pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli, or vice versa. "

Tzipi Livni

Everything

Game

Vice

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" An Israeli soldier is raised on values of respecting human life, and they don't change their values when they turn 18 and enter the army. "

" The real danger is a politics that buries its head in the sand. "

" Israel needs to change direction, and this is not just political. We're becoming more closed-in, more isolated, more scared. Those who talk tough are making the State of Israel very weak, very isolated - very Jewish, in the Diaspora-sense, in that 'everyone is against us.' We need to get out of this. "

" I believe Israel needs branding. I want that the word 'Israel' will relate not just to an Israeli soldier or a camel, but Israel as an advanced liberal society with a strong economy and great people. "

" Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what. "

" What I am trying to say to Israel is, 'Listen, borders is something that we need, and hopefully, peace is something that we need.' "

" My responsibility is to ask, 'How can I serve my ideology and my voters?' "

" Radical Islamist terror is a crime against the entire free world, including against Israel. "

" A romantic relationship requires honesty between a couple. "

" I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them. "

" Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. "

" I know that Israeli soldiers will do everything they can in order to avoid loss of innocent life. "

" I want Israel to be a normal state, part of the international community, part of the free world, but unique in terms of the Jewish people. I want both. "

" As leaders, we in Israel must take into account the concerns of diaspora Jewry. Israel is strong enough to take criticism from within the family of Jews who say, 'OK, we disapprove of Israeli policy, but we stand firm for Israel.' "

" Sept. 11 was a shock to the whole world. "

" We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy. "

" I am a pretty good lawyer, and I decided to close the office and to enter politics. "

Tzipi Livni

Office

Good

" Israel's security doctrine is not that Israel must invade every place from which a threat to Israel emanates. "

" I didn't go into politics out of concern for the Palestinians but out of concern for Israel. "

Tzipi Livni

Israel

Out

" Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of these young Jews, a miracle. It was David and Goliath. We were the just cause. It was about values. We were small, but we were the good guys in the world! "

" I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified. "

" Being an Israeli is to know that you have risen from the ashes of those who were killed and knowing you have a responsibility for the coming generations. "

" The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls. "

" It's not enough to speak loudly and confidently. You have to know how to get the world on your side, to accept Israel's ideas of security and defending its interests. Netanyahu does not know how to do this. "

" I'm not a person of mentors. "

Tzipi Livni

Person

Mentors

" The capacity to influence radical groups can diminish significantly once they are viewed as indispensable coalition partners and are able to intimidate the electorate with the authority of the state behind them. "

" I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself. "

" Politically, the ultraorthodox represent a small portion of the Israeli society. "

" I have come to fight for peace, and I will not give my hand to those who try to turn the word 'peace' into a dirty one. "