It's not a matter of maintaining the status quo. We have to create a dynamic state, oriented towards expansion.

The State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral character and human values.

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

The present map of Palestine was drawn by the British mandate. The Jewish people have another map which our youth and adults should strive to fulfill: from the Nile to the Euphrates.

We regard it as our duty to declare that Jewish Jerusalem is an organic and inseparable part of the State of Israel, as it is an inseparable part of the history of Israel, of the faith of Israel.

It's not enough to be up to date, you have to be up to tomorrow.

It is in the Negev that the creativity and pioneer vigor of Israel shall be tested.

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

No city in the world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation for so long a time, as Jerusalem has done in the life of the Jewish people.

We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinians] never do return. The old will die and the young will forget,

Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen... Their faith is their passport.

They talk about prohibition in America. What can one do in a country such as that?   'What does one do in America when one is sad - without alcohol?' asks Zwonimir.

Although we look at ourself as One, in the real world we always experience ourself as TWO.

Woe to the heart that has not loved in youth!

For always remember that while it is wrong to use too few, it is often far worse to use too many." - Which Macabre

Experience is the extract of suffering.

Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.

Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.

Since I was a kid, I've been telling everyone about the rain forest and how it's being destroyed.

Whenever you have to deal with a boy who is a rebel, remember that you must not fail at some time or other to get him to face the question, Are you going to be a fighter or a quarreller?

The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love.