top of page
.png){kind=small}
Quotes by Israeli Authors
"Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse."
"There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse."
"Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence."
"There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air."
"The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years."
"The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals."
"It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore."
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either."
"When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist."
"Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short."
"The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud, Robert Oppenheimer and others - were natives of Europe and America."
"Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability."
"The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime."
"I can tell you this, if it wasn't for my book royalties, I'd be in debt."
"One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present."
"After Lockerbie, everyone thought, now we've learned the lesson of how to be proactive instead of being reactive. Unfortunately, September 11 came and we know the result. Thousands of people lost their lives. Security totally failed, not at one airport, at three different airports around the country."
"Fundamentalist governments and organizations endanger stability in the world."
"I was sued by a woman who claimed that she became pregnant because she watched me on television and I bent her contraceptive coil."
"Van Eck raised a brow. "How old are you, girl? Sixteen? Seventeen? Nations rise and fall. Markets are made and unmade. When power shifts, someone always suffers."
"You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity."
"Israel cannot afford to stand against the entire world and be denounced as the aggressor."
"I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant."
"The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom."
"We have an illusion of security, we don't have security."
"Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs."
"Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all."
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be."
"That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two."
"We know that the airports are not protected as they should be protected. The terminals are public areas, wide open - anyone can go and walk at any terminal he wants."
bottom of page