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" When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a range of 3000km, you have to be worried. "

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" 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. "

Ehud Olmert

Comfortable

Want

Will

" I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity. "

" Abu Mazen told me he does not want to change the demographics of Israel. "

Ehud Olmert

Want

Israel

" Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people. "

" I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail. "

" There is no need to get caught up in any apocalyptic prophecies that have no basis in reality. "

Ehud Olmert

Any

Caught

" What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job? "

" I love my country more than anything else. "

Ehud Olmert

Anything

Than

" I have reached a conclusion that when we have to make a choice between greater Israel or a Jewish democratic state - and we have to make this choice, it is inevitable - then my choice is a Jewish democratic country. "

" I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it. "

Ehud Olmert

Interest

Thought

" Abu Mazen has deprived himself of all the practical authorities of government. "

" Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality. "

" Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist? "

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

" Terrorist organizations such as Hamas must be shut down. "

" When armed people from Hamas and armed people from Fatah are standing opposite each other, there is more likely to be a confrontation amongst them. "

" 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. "

" The Goldstone Committee was formed in April of 2009, after I was not prime minister. So it was a new political situation. "

" Arafat is the greatest instigator of terror. "

" Before I became prime minister, as mayor of Jerusalem, I became world-renowned because of my fight for the unity of Jerusalem. "

" Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it. "

" There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money. "

" The days that Israel was separated from Europe are gone. "

" Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory. "

" 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

" Nobody stands above the law. "

" 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. "

" Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people. "

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