"There is one thing a man cannot change—his parents." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"Jerusalem is the very heart of the Jewish State." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"Land is the source of life and creation, of culture and true independence." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"Without moral and intellectual independence, there can be no national independence." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"There are times when an individual feels he should do those things which only can and should be done by the many. There is room for only one Prime Minister, but for those who make the desert bloom there is room for hundreds, thousands and even millions. " ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"The ghetto outlook divided the universe into two: this world for the Gentile and the next world for the Jew." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"The worse deceit is self-deceit." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"Thought is a strenuous art — few practice it, and then only at rare times." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"There is no cure for those who know the truth but mean to reject it." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"The highest test for the Jewish State will be in its spirit, in its loyalty to the great purposes of the Prophets as they envisioned for the end of days." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"It is only in Hebrew that you feel the full meaning of it — all the associations which a different word has." ~~ David Ben-Gurion