Facts about David Ben-Gurion

Occup.	Statesman
From	Israel
Born	October 16, 1896
Died	December 1, 1973
Aged	77 years

Summary

David Ben-Gurion was a famous Statesman from Israel, who lived between October 16, 1896 and December 1, 1973. He/she became 77 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by David.

Related authors: Moshe Dayan (Soldier)

13 Famous quotes by David Ben-Gurion

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

David Ben-Gurion

"The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud, Robert Oppenheimer and others - were natives of Europe and America"

David Ben-Gurion

"Israel has created a new image of the Jew in the world - the image of a working and an intellectual people, of a people that can fight with heroism"

David Ben-Gurion

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

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 not to be feared"

David Ben-Gurion

"Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times"

David Ben-Gurion

"Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message was cut off in the middle. In time there will be millions of us - becoming stronger and stronger - and we will complete the message"

David Ben-Gurion

"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"

David Ben-Gurion

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

David Ben-Gurion

"Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs"

David Ben-Gurion

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

David Ben-Gurion

"There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them will come here, but I expect several million, and with natural increase I can quite imagine a Jewish state of ten million"

David Ben-Gurion

"Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared"

David Ben-Gurion