Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.

Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement.... There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its 'right to exist' a favor, or a negotiable concession.

A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.

It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.