Small: We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked the industrialists to freeze a
"We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked the industrialists to freeze all costs, no matter what the inflation is"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you dont be
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Those who dont know how to weep with their whole heart, dont know how to laugh either
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of
"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: That was my way, and I also use the music after five years, I started hearing opera, opera, it was very good i
"That was my way, and I also use the music after five years, I started hearing opera, opera, it was very good instrument to keep the spirit very strong because you feel like you are yourself singing opera, and I used to hear a lot of opera, they send me tapes"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel
"So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative
"We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yo
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We dont want victories anymore
"It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it wa
"I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Dont be humble... youre not that great
"Don't be humble... you're not that great"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: The main points were: one, the amount of Israels nuclear weapons, how many Israel had, that no one could predi
"The main points were: one, the amount of Israel's nuclear weapons, how many Israel had, that no one could predict or know, including the CIA. They were thinking about a number like 10 or 15. But I came out with a number between 150 to 200"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: Second point is no one here could predict or know that Israel was involved or started producing the hydrogen b
"Second point is no one here could predict or know that Israel was involved or started producing the hydrogen bomb - the most advanced and powerful atomic bomb that can kill millions of people"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb
"My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: But on the other side I am very glad that I can at least enjoy some freedom
"But on the other side I am very glad that I can at least enjoy some freedom"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or t
"Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or the image of their past oppressor. This is very much the case between Jew and Arab: It's a conflict between two victims"
Amos Oz, Writer
Small: The actual gap between Labor, Likud and the new central party is microscopic
"The actual gap between Labor, Likud and the new central party is microscopic"
Amos Oz, Writer
Small: On my parents scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered
"On my parents' scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered"
Amos Oz, Writer
Small: Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it
"Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception"
Amos Oz, Writer
Small: Being seventy is not a sin
"Being seventy is not a sin"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I must govern the clock, not be governed by it
"I must govern the clock, not be governed by it"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once youre aboard, theres nothing you can do
"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals
"The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: The dog that trots about finds a bone
"The dog that trots about finds a bone"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I dont know why you use a fancy French word like detente when theres a good English phrase for it - cold war
"I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs we have no place to go
"We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and a
"Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Its no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I
"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and be
"The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order
"Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself
"Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobo
"As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man
"To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with
"The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom
"Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short
"Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I worked every day there, so I knew all the details. But I needed only some proof. So the proof was photos
"I worked every day there, so I knew all the details. But I needed only some proof. So the proof was photos"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: But I am not allowed to speak to foreigners and I am not allowed to leave the country. So Im not so happy
"But I am not allowed to speak to foreigners and I am not allowed to leave the country. So I'm not so happy"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: And I also take photos of hydrogen bomb, from another part of the building. It was not part of my job, but I s
"And I also take photos of hydrogen bomb, from another part of the building. It was not part of my job, but I succeeded to go and take photos of the hydrogen bomb"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: Theres no difference between ones killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. Its exactly the
"There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse"
Golda Meir, Leader