Quotes from Tzipi Livni

The last thing that Israel needs is to be part of the internal agenda in the United States between Republicans and Democrats.

I resent the idea that Israel is part of the political agenda in United States' campaigns, really.

Democracy is not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting agreements signed by former governments.

My husband is in branding. He brands places - cities, institutions.

Mr. Obama's call to support genuine democracy has implications for the kinds of elections the international community promotes and endorses.

I've been involved in ties with elements in the Arab world for years now. They wish to establish relations with Israel, but they cannot do so while there is no peace process.

You know how my mother and father met? In a train robbery!

When we distinguish between Israel's right to defend itself and settlements, then we legitimize its security needs; when we distinguish between isolated settlements and the blocs, then we legitimize the settlement blocs.

We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of its values.

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

I think we need to change the system of elections in order to give less power to some sectors in Israeli society.

The Israeli people deserve better than a life in between rounds of violence.

Most of the Israelis reside in settlement blocs which will be part of the state of Israel in the future, and they will remain in their homes.

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.

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.

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.

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

I arranged the first meeting between Ariel Sharon and the settlers.

I'm not a person of mentors.

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.

Turkey knows the importance of its ties with Israel; it knows it's in the same moderate camp with Israel, the moderate Palestinians and other Muslim countries, and the threat to Turkey is not from us.

I believe that history is not made by cynics. It is made by realists who are not afraid to dream. Let us be these people.

After I retire, I have my own vision, which is not connected to the state of Israel. It's about me, living near the sea, and maybe writing something about the past.

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.