Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.

Quote by David Ben Gurion

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In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how...

Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how...

Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come...

Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come...

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to...

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to...

Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.

Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.

If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert.

If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert.

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...

Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.

Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.

Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.

Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.

The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud,...

The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud,...

There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them...

There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them...

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good...

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good...

In good times and bad times, I'll be on your side for ever more...that's what...

In good times and bad times, I'll be on your side for ever more...that's what...

A relationship shouldnt ruin a friendship, but a friendship shouldnt ruin a relationship either.

A relationship shouldnt ruin a friendship, but a friendship shouldnt ruin a relationship either.

Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance...

Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back...

If we take matrimony at it's lowest, we regard it as a sort of friendship...

If we take matrimony at it's lowest, we regard it as a sort of friendship...

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me...

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me...

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat...

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat...

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just...

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just...

Our first and last love is... self-love.

Our first and last love is... self-love.