Courage is ... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.
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Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.
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In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
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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.
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Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.
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Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.
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