I do not try to play a role. I feel good being myself and saying what I think.

The president can't change the country on his own. But what can he do? He can give an example.

I respect Israel as hugely special, especially given all the sensitivities around it. The Jews managed to build a country, to elevate it, without anything except people and brains.

Faith is something we never discuss at the dinner table in my family, but I do believe in God.

People don't really believe in words. Or rather, people believe in words only for a stretch of time. Then they start to look for action.

Politics is not an exact science. That's why in school I loved mathematics. Everything in mathematics was clear to me.

Politics is not an exact science. That's why in school I loved mathematics. Everything in mathematics was clear to me.