Lebanon Quotes

Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.

— Saad Hariri

Nothing is safe [in Lebanon], as simple as that.

— Dan Halutz

I was born in the middle of Lebanon's civil war.

— Yasmine Hamdan

Lebanon does not have a powerful army.

— Richard Engel

Those who liberated the South from Israel must show allegiance to Lebanon.

— Walid Jumblatt

Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.

— Hassan Nasrallah

“Lebanon: the country where everyone wants a piece while we want peace.”

— Sandra Chami Kassis

When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.

— Bashar al-Assad

My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.

— George J. Mitchell

Media turned against Israel was a gradual process. And it has gotten worse over the years. I think the main development was…

— Manfred Gerstenfeld

“Buddy I have lived through three wars and several major political skirmishes. You can't beat me down with your boring-to-death sales pitches.”

— Anissa Rafeh

Any Israeli attack on Lebanon, Iran, Syria or Gaza will be met with a fierce response.

— Hassan Nasrallah

In Lebanon, it's never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country.

— Saad Hariri

I opposed the U.S. involvement in Lebanon. We ended up having to withdraw our marines after our barracks were blown up.

— John Kasich

I love the Middle East and have been lucky enough to visit a few of the countries like Egypt, Lebanon, Jordon and…

— Nadia Ali

The source of the terror in Lebanon as in Iraq is to be found in the Koran and in the despotisms of…

— David Horowitz

Fear and hatred are the legacy of Ronald Reagan. America's vision of peace and freedom [is being] blasted by the guns of…

— Alan Cranston

“The beauty of the sea is that it never shows any weakness and never tires of the countless souls that unleash their…

— Zeina Kassem

Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way…

— Abu Bakar Bashir

Everybody with a gun has a checkpoint in Lebanon. And in Lebanon, you'd be crazy not to have a gun. Though, I…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I am telling you, Lebanon was fun. I played for 5,000 people in a sold-out venue. The clubs there don't even open…

— Eddie Griffin

In dealing with Syria's dictator...only force counts. No cease-fire was attainable in Lebanon until the 16-inch guns of the battleship New Jersey…

— William Safire

Because I know about the Holy Land, I've taught lessons about the Holy Land all my life, and - but you can't…

— Jimmy Carter

There are only two ways to remove the president - if he violates the constitution or commits high treason. How could anyone…

— Emile Lahoud

I think America the symbol and America the notion are still very different from America the nation. What's touching and almost regenerative…

— Pico Iyer

I met with many of - a number of [Syrian] refugees in Berlin the other day, and I was struck by how…

— John F. Kerry

I think you can take the recent war in Lebanon as a very good example of how this plays. The Americans and…

— Michael Scheuer

There is something very consistent about governance in the Arab world. Among the Arab countries today in which there is a modicum…

— Michael Totten

I, Tivadar Kosztka, who gave up his prime of youth for the rebirth of the world, accepting the call of the invisible…

— Tivadar Kosztka Csontvary

Did either the nonexistent or the measured response after a series of attacks on Americans the past decade - in Lebanon, Africa,…

— Victor Davis Hanson

True, when you behold Damascus from the Salahiyeh, the last slope of the Anti-Lebanon, it is the realization of all that you…

— Bayard Taylor

The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,…

— Muhammad Ali

“1. Bangladesh… In 1971 ... Kissinger overrode all advice in order to support the Pakistani generals in both their civilian massacre policy…

— Christopher Hitchens

Lebanon is our country, and in it we are staying.

— Samir Geagea

My family played a part in bringing communism to Lebanon.

— Yasmine Hamdan

“Arab' is the new four-letter word, didn't you know?”

— Anissa Rafeh

I'm from Lebanon, and I've been exposed a lot to Syria.

— Haaz Sleiman

Israel lost their power to intimidate during the second war with Lebanon.

— Hassan Nasrallah

I was not in favor of U.S. troops in Lebanon. And I voted against it.

— John Kasich

An all-out war between Lebanese, Hezbollah and Israel would be devastating for both Lebanon and Israel.

— Lloyd Austin