The Lebanese Diaspora can play a role in helping to build our country's economy.
— Saad Hariri
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.
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.
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.
Our problem with Israel is that its leaders always talk about war and security but never about peace.
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.
Iran must stop meddling in the affairs of Arab countries, and we refuse to be taken by Iran to an axis against Arab countries.
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.
There is nothing more precious than our country.
I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.
I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.
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.
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.
We must not pay for the actions of Hezbollah.
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.
I think it is our duty towards the people of Lebanon to stabilize the country.
The interference of Iran affects us all.
Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.
I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon.
If you want peace, you have to accept the other. Talk to the other, and accept that they have rights.
In Lebanon, it's never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country.
Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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.
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
We have a diverse population and have to maintain that and keep religion away from politics.
I will not accept that a Lebanese political party participates in maneuvers that serve the interests of Iran.
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.
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.
I don't want a political party in my government that interferes in Arab countries against other Arab countries.
I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.
I have a lot of enemies: extremists and the Syrian regime.
Lebanon first.
I have popular support.
Without justice you won't have stability.
Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.
Justice is revenge.
