"The Palestinians must be made to understand in the deepest recesses of their consciousness that they are a defeated people."

-- Moshe Ya'alon

#People Quotes #Consciousness Quotes #Defeated Quotes

“I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.”
“The web site and the Internet are a whole new ball game.”
“Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.”
“I think that I always loved being the centre of attention!”
“I hope that with the success of the transition to democracy in Tunisia that we will export to Egypt a working democratic model.”
“The Constitution of the United States allows us to change; I don't have a problem with that.”
“Just remember, without discipline, a clear strategy, and a concise plan, the speculator will fall into all the emotional pitfalls of the market - jump from one stock to another, hold a losing position too long, and cut out of a winner too soon, for no reason other than fear of losing profit. Greed, Fear, Impatience, Ignorance, and Hope will all fight for mental dominance over the speculator. Then, after a few failures and catastrophes the speculator may become demoralised, depressed, despondent, and abandon the market and the chance to make a fortune from what the market has to offer.”
“Life and mind are continuously in conflict with each other. I want happiness, security. I won't reach that by considerations of my mind; on the contrary they will lead to a certain despair of the inner person. Not what he thinks engages the artist, but what he feels.”

Source : Letter to H.P. Bremmer, as quoted in "Bram van Velde, A Tribute, Municipal Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Municipal Museum Schiedam, Museum de Wieger", Deurne 1994 (English translation: Charlotte Burgmans), November 17, 1930.

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