Top 60 Haim Saban Quotes

As an Israeli-American I am always concerned about the well-being of Israel.

You manage one band and you manage two bands and then you build a business around that.

When the first President Bush had disagreements with Israel over its settlement policy, he threatened to withhold loan guarantees from Israel. Mr. Obama has had his own disagreements with Mr. Netanyahu over the settlers but has never taken such a step.

Fostering the conditions for peace, security, and prosperity for both Israelis and Palestinians is a core American interest.

I’m a one-issue guy, and my issue is Israel.

The reason I give money to politicians within the limitations of the law is to allow them to put their message across to the people. Is it the ideal system? No. Is it the law of the land? Yes.

In those days, in the 1960s, big stars didn’t come to Israel.

All Jews in America that care about the U.S.-Israel alliance know they can sleep peacefully under a Biden presidency.

Gut is many times more important than brain.

I’ve paid a lot of taxes… with a smile.

Generally in Europe – and I am not referring to a specific broadcaster – coverage of the Israeli-Arab conflict is one-sided.

I don’t play golf and I don’t collect stamps. I don’t ride horses. I don’t go mountain hiking, I don’t go star gazing. I don’t do any of that.

You want to be free and dead? I’d rather be not free and alive.

I began with nothing.

Since Hamas took over, nothing has happened that is good for Gaza. They keep doing the same thing over and over, hoping for a different result. The problem is they have an ideological movement that considers Tel Aviv a settlement.

Trust is very important.

You watch the pennies, and the dollars take care of themselves.

When people would ask me what do you do, I’d say I make music for cartoons. I could see the compassion in their eyes. I gotta tell you, there was no room for compassion: I was making money hand over fists.

Marriages break up over renovating a house. Really, they do.

I’ve been a supporter of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party long before my affiliation with Univision, and one thing has nothing to do with the other.

Bill Clinton somehow managed to be revered and adored by both the Palestinians and the Israelis. Obama has managed to be looked at suspiciously by both.

I’ve never been a vice president. Ever. Always chairman.

The U.S. and Israel need to address points of difference between them in private, not in the UN or in front of cameras.

Fauda’ is amazing. It is beyond amazing.

Hillary would be great for Israel, she would be great for the Middle East, she would be great for the world. Hillary will be excellent for those who back a two-state solution. For those who don’t believe in the two-state solution, then she would not be so great… because she believes in it.

Israel necessarily has a thinner margin of security than the United States, given differences in size, geography and military capabilities.

I believe that the talents of Static and Ben-El will speak to music lovers around the world.

I’m not a good musician, but I did my homework and I knew this was my way out of profound poverty.

I am neither a lawyer nor a tax expert, in fact my formal education ended when I finished high school.

If the Arabs start loving their children more than they hate the Jews, then maybe we will have an opportunity for some sort of dialogue, some sort of peace.

I always, always have the Holocaust on my mind.

I’m a Democrat for the reinforcement of the Patriot Act. It’s not strong enough.

There are those who would say that those who are for two states and dividing Jerusalem are anti-Israel. In that case then, I’m anti-Israel.

Film is a natural progression for Saban Capital Group with existing interests already in television, media and brands.

Oliver Stone should be given a helping hand – indeed, a vigorous shove – into the land of forced retirement. There, in the professional wilderness where he belongs, standing on a splintered soapbox right next to Mel Gibson‘s, he can preach his anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism into the wind.

Huggable lamb that I am, people tell me I’m a tough negotiator.

I really like the weather in California.

If you go back to his positions, his papers, his speeches, the way he has voted, he is clearly an anti-Semite, anti-Israel individual. Words matter and actions matter more. Keith Ellison would be a disaster for the relationship between the Jewish community and the Democratic Party.

Profiling, listening in on anyone and everybody who looks suspicious, or interviewing Muslims in a more intense way than interviewing Christian refugees is all acceptable.

Between friends, there is room for disagreement.

The fact of the matter is that these people from many different cultures work together and create content that also holds appeal to multiple audiences outside of Israel.

I do not believe that President Trump is a Nazi or anti-Semite.

Be on the lookout for Saban Brands on a constant basis.

President Obama has raised so much money and will raise so much money through the Internet, more than anybody before him. And he frankly doesn’t, I believe, need any of my donations.

Extreme Islam is not just an Iraqi or Syrian problem. It is a problem for the Western and industrialized world, too.

With U.S. support, Israel has developed a cutting-edge missile defense system that one day may be used to guard America, just as Israeli technology protects the vehicles that U.S. soldiers drive in Afghanistan.

Take it from this immigrant from Israel, a proud Israeli-American, born in Egypt, a Muslim country: America is great. Not perfect, but great. And we shouldn’t allow any rhetoric to make us think otherwise, because America is great – period.

I will acknowledge that Israel would not exist were it not for the United States. For Israel, that relationship is vital. It’s important for the U.S., but it is vital for Israel.

Israel has some of the best restaurants in the world, has some of the best entertainment in the world, is one of the most tolerant nations in the world – gay rights, minority rights. These are aspects of Israel people are not aware of.

I was an immigrant twice, once from Egypt to Israel. Israel opened her arms and took me in. And America opened her arms, and I’m an American citizen now.

The brands that you can put on children’s pajamas, ones that give moms a feeling of warmth and comfort, are in short supply.

As a longstanding Democrat who has supported and defended President Obama on his treatment of Israel throughout his presidency, I am deeply disturbed by the Administration‘s decision not to veto UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and Secretary Kerry‘s subsequent one sided speech.

Mitt Romney claims Mr. Obama has ‘thrown allies like Israel under the bus,’ but in fact the president has taken concrete steps to make Israel more secure – a commitment he has described as ‘not negotiable.’

Look, I’m just a humble cartoon schlepper.

The idea of Israel as a start-up nation – everybody knows that. And Israel is also a creative nation.

Money is a marker to success.

Hillary has been a steadfast defender of Israel’s interests. She will be a fantastic president for the U.S., an incredible world leader and one under whom the relationship with the U.S. and Israel will be significantly reinforced.

Whatever I can be helpful with, I’d like to be helpful with.

Everywhere I go I have a guitar, even when I travel, I take a guitar with me, this is how I get my head straight.

Donald Trump is a disaster.