"Were I to sum up the Basle Congress in a word- which I shall guard against pronouncing publicly- it would be this: 'At Basle, I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today, I would be answered by universal laughter. If not in 5 years, certainly in 50, everyone will know it.'"

-- Theodor Herzl

#Laughter Quotes #Israel Quotes #Years Quotes

“There are the goods; if you want them, you can have them. If you do not want them, they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them.”
“They say if one understands himself, he understands all people. But I say to you, when one loves people, he learns something about himself.”
“Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.”
“Art in the United States is a kind of visual entertainment focusing on expected narratives.”
“I love New York. I love working here.”
“Progress on problems is the measure of leadership; leaders mobilize people to face problems, and communities make progress on problems because leaders challenge them and help them to do so.”

Source : Ronald A. HEIFETZ, Ronald A Heifetz (2009). “Leadership Without Easy Answers”, p.15, Harvard University Press
“I think when war becomes your life, I think its very difficult to have the proper perspective to be able to create a fully balanced policy.”
“It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he [the artist] can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out.”

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