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

Quote by David Ben Gurion

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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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true...

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true...

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

I wanna look directly at the sun and not fear blindness.

I wanna look directly at the sun and not fear blindness.

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking