“No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist ...” — Mahmoud Abbas Quote

“No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another.”

“We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave.”

“We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.”

“We cannot afford to weaponize race.”

“You know, in a workplace, when you shrink the size of a workforce, there is pain there. But there is no question: we have a government that we can no longer afford. That is the cold, hard fact. So we have to make this more efficient. We have to sunset programs that no longer work. We have to eliminate waste and fraud. We must do this.”

“Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.”