518 Quotes by Ariel Sharon

You can not like the word, but what is happening is an occupation -- to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.

It is true that this is not a shining path which will lead us to instant, magical solutions, but I am certain that only by going forward in this direction -- step by step -- will we be able to achieve security for the Israeli people, and reach the peace we all yearn for,

My strength never came from political echelons, it came from the family. And from the fields and the lands and the flowers and everything I see there. My strength came from there.

It's not occupied territory, but disputed territory, and that is the real thing, ... It is disputed territory.

To my regret, as long as terror continues we shall not be able to move forward as we would have wished,

I don't think it will affect my functioning.

We do not build new Jewish communities in Samaria, Judea and Gaza. The United States has never accepted our building of communities or of the fence. Yet, I've managed to develop relations between Israel and the United States even though President Bush never supported settlements.

There cannot be any peace with a dictatorial, corrupt and tyrannical regime. This has to be a different authority,

I don't think it would be suitable (to request aid) at this time so we will wait a while.