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Quotes by Israeli Authors
"Why we cannot build a system like El Al to be proactive. Why do we have only to react? The shoe bomber - reaction? Take off your shoes. The Nigerian - the body scanner is a result of the Nigerian guy."
"The method of collective punishment so far has proved effective."
"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."
"He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor."
"Because when God heals a body, that is temporal; but when God saves a soul, that has eternal importance."
"What was the appearance of God the Father? Like that of a man... God has the likeness of fingers and hands and a face."
"The international community and Israel have the same opinion regarding the Hamas government. We don't say we are going to boycott it forever. We say the Hamas government must abide by the obligations the Palestinian Authority has signed."
"I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half."
"I don't think you can rely on Iran. I don't think you can rely on other radicals like the Taliban. They dispatched Al Qaida to bomb New York and Washington. What were they thinking? Were they that stupid? They weren't stupid. There is an irrationality there, and there is madness in this method."
"A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace."
"The Hamas organization is unwilling to honor the obligations that the Palestinian Authority has signed."
"This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in five or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development."
"One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening."
"Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security."
"We are very anxious to bring the Jews of Morocco over and we are doing all we can to achieve this. But we cannot count on the Jews of Morocco alone to build the country, because they have not been educated for this."
"I'd like to ask you: what you would prefer us to do? I'd like to ask my colleagues, would any other country act differently? I think the answer is very clear. No one would act differently."
"Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled."
"The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons."
"I worked every day there, so I knew all the details. But I needed only some proof. So the proof was photos."
"I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times."
"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."
"Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital."
"I don't think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing - even in part - our capacity to contribute to other peoples."
"We love Cyclops and as you know, we love James. It's a great team and we'll continue the team, obviously."
"I think I usually have quite ordinary dreams. Sometimes my dreams take me to other dimensions. I can travel in my mind especially when I'm dreaming I focus my mind on what I want to dream. If I want to fly, I focus on flying."
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