“Irritation. I'm too old to get angry. Anger, that's an emotion for more serious things” Quote by John Schuerholz
“Any belief in Creators or Purpose is wishful thinking. And when you point out that perhaps ALL thinking is wishful, reactions of intense irritation give evidence that we are not dealing with logic but with faith.” ThinkingGivingPurposeBeliefEvidenceLogicCreatorReactionsIntenseWishful ThinkingIrritation Book:The Adding Machine Source: The Adding Machine
“Do not to let your feelings (very natural and usual ones) of momentary irritation and discomfort be seen by others don't (as you so often did and do) let every little feeling be read in your face and seen in your manner . . .” LittlesFeelingsFacesNaturalYour FaceUsualDiscomfortMomentaryIrritation Author:Queen Victoria
“The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more.” WantGivingIsraelMeatPalestinianIsraeliCleansingZionistZionismEthnic CleansingCrocodilesJewish National Author:Ehud Barak
“We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinian refugees] never do return” ReturnIsraelPalestinianRefugeeIsraeliZionistZionismJewish NationalPalestinian Refugees Author:David Ben-Gurion
“We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria. The weak point is Lebanon, for the Moslem regime is artificial and easy for us to undermine. We shall establish a Christian state there and then we will smash the Arab Legion, eliminate Trans-Jordan; Syria will fall to us. We then bomb and move on and take Port Said, Alexandria and Sinai.” ShouldSaidStatesChristianMovingFallEasyWeakAimIsraelBombsRegimesArtificialOffensiveSyriaIsraeliJordanTransPortZionistZionismLegionLebanonAlexandriaSinaiWeak PointsJewish National Author:David Ben-Gurion
“The Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen, such as a war.” NeedsWarMomentsHappensIsrael Author:David Ben-Gurion
“It's not a matter of maintaining the status quo. We have to create a dynamic state, oriented towards expansion.” MatterStatesIsraelExpansionStatus QuoMaintainingMaintaining The Status Quo Author:David Ben-Gurion
“The trebling of the population in this small and impoverished country, flowing with milk and honey but not with sufficient water, rich in rocks and sand dunes but poor in natural resources and vital raw materials, has been no easy task: Indeed, practical men, with their eyes fixed upon things as they are, regarded it as an empty and insubstantial utopian dream.” MenHas BeensCountryDreamEyeEasyWaterNaturalPoorRichRocksMaterialsResourcesTasksEmptyPopulationIsraelPracticalsFixedSufficientSandHoneyMilkNatural ResourcesUtopianRaw MaterialsEasy TasksMilk And HoneySand Dunes Author:David Ben-Gurion
“Why should the Arabs make peace? If I was an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country. Sure God promised it to us, but what does that matter to them? Our God is not theirs.” IfsCountryNaturalLeaderTakenIsraelMaking PeaceZionistArab Israeli Conflict Author:David Ben-Gurion
“If I were president, I'd be very glad to see the Palestinians have a nation recognized by the United Nations. There's no downside to it.” IfsNationsPresidentUnitedIsraelGladPalestinianUnited Nations Author:Jimmy Carter