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Lebanon first.
Justice is revenge.
I have popular support.
The interference of Iran affects us all.
Without justice you won't have stability.
There is nothing more precious than our country.
I have a lot of enemies: extremists and the Syrian regime.
Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
I think it is our duty towards the people of Lebanon to stabilize the country.
I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.
Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.
The Lebanese Diaspora can play a role in helping to build our country's economy.
Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.
I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.
We have a diverse population and have to maintain that and keep religion away from politics.
In Lebanon, it's never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country.
If you want peace, you have to accept the other. Talk to the other, and accept that they have rights.
Our problem with Israel is that its leaders always talk about war and security but never about peace.
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
I will not accept that a Lebanese political party participates in maneuvers that serve the interests of Iran.
I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon.
I don't want a political party in my government that interferes in Arab countries against other Arab countries.
I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.
Lebanon is a small country, and we have a saying: as long as you know your size, you know, just try to protect what you have.
Iran must stop meddling in the affairs of Arab countries, and we refuse to be taken by Iran to an axis against Arab countries.
The regime of Bashar al-Assad will inevitably go down. And its collapse will be loud not only in Syria but across the Arab world.
Hezbollah is in Syria and Iraq and Yemen, so people should not focus on Hezbollah that it's a Lebanese entity only, but it's something regional.
We could do so much if we concentrated on the business community and created jobs. If we make this our focus, a stronger economy and politics will follow.
Lebanon cannot resolve a question like Hezbollah which is in Syria, Iraq, everywhere because of Iran. It is a regional political solution that needs to be done.
We believe that the Arab world has been there for centuries, and thousands of years, and it'll keep on continuing being there. All we have to do is work together.
Hezbollah has a presence - it is in the government, and it enjoys support in the country - but this doesn't mean that Hezbollah is in control of the entire Lebanon.
The Arab and Islamic nation has lost a great man and one of its fearless men who dedicated his life to the service of the people of this nation and their aspirations.
The main problem that we have in Lebanon, and in the region, is we don't have a real peace process and I think this is the main focal problem that we have in the region.
If the U.S. decides Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, that does not mean that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Because the whole world is saying Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel.
My job and my task as prime minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability like in Syria or Iraq or any other country that surrounds us. My task is to make sure that we have a country that is stable.
Although sometimes I might sound sometimes idealist or too optimistic but I think my father used to say to me in everything bad there's something good that is going to come out of it and there will always be a tomorrow.