David Ben-Gurion

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared.

— David Ben-Gurion

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

— David Ben-Gurion

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

— David Ben-Gurion

In order to be realist you must believe in miracles.

— David Ben-Gurion

This life as a simple citizen and laborer has its benefits not only for the person himself but perhaps also for his country. After all, there is room for only one Prime Minister, but for those who make the desert bloom there is room for hundreds, thousands and even millions. And the destiny of the state is in the hands of the many rather than of a single individual. There are times when an individual feels he should do those things which only can and should be done by the many.

— David Ben-Gurion