Erekat Quotes & Sayings

It's impossible to say who has guns in Gaza anymore. The ballots are the only thing that can stop the violence at this point. — Saeb Erekat

Said an opponent to me after my last protest was sent in, what party would you vote for, if you could? Neither. I would have a moral sentiment party. I would know the private character of my candidate, would know also whether he takes care of his own property
whether he had failed in business
if so, whether he had paid back every dollar of debt as fast as he had earned them. Yes, every candidate should be examined morally, and if it be found that he has not been true to the monitions of conscience in one direction, he cannot or will not be in another ... — Harriot Kezia Hunt

We are a people with no army, no navy, no air force, no arms. It's people, thousands of people, who are feeling, sensing the sense of urgency, fearing for the president of their life - the life of their president, trying to protect their democratic choice, because Arafat is the elected leader of the Palestinian people. — Saeb Erekat

Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members' interests. — Andy Stern

Look, I am a Palestinian elected representative from Jericho. If a Palestinian wants to sell his fruit anywhere in the West Bank, he goes to the Israeli civil administration. If a Palestinian sick person wants to leave a hospital, he goes through the Israeli civil administration. Nobody can leave or enter my constituency without Israeli permission. Israel is, in effect, resuming the occupation. — Saeb Erekat

On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble;His forest fleece the Wrekin heaves;The wind it plies the saplings double, And thick on Severn snow the leaves. — A.E. Housman

Don't make the mistake of putting your heart near his hand. — Stephen King

My culinary wardrobe is the same as my biking wardrobe, just no shoes. — Lela Rose

The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can. — Patricia Schroeder

Refuse to worry. Cast your anxiety upon the Lord. He cares for you. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm telling Palestinians, "Don't use violence." We're going to use the civilized means of international law to achieve our goals, our independence, our freedom. — Saeb Erekat

It's sick and twisted and violent. Other than that it is totally G rated. — Elizabeth Cruickshank

I think that it should just be a rule of thumb that if your job asks you to cut your hair ... that means that it's time to quit that job. — Blake Anderson

Now, more than ever, the international community must act. — Saeb Erekat

I would never write in response to what I believe the public wanted or needed. — Don DeLillo

Since Eve negotiated Adam, I am the most disadvantaged negotiator in history of mankind. I have no army, no navy, no air force, no economy. — Saeb Erekat