David Ben-Gurion

"In the Diaspora, a Jew cannot develop his gifts and talents to the fullest."

"Work is the conquest of nature and the conquest of the self."

"We must always remember that the secret of all growth is labor."

"To be or not to be is not the question. The question is how to be."

"The state of Israel is not a Jewish state, it is a state of all its citizens."

"Education is the most important investment a nation can make."

"Without vision, the people perish."

"A people without a land for a land without a people."

"The future of the Jewish people is in their own hands."

"We came to this land which was barren and uninviting, and we made it bloom."

"Technology and science must serve humanity, not the reverse."

"Peace will come when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us."

"A great man is one who has not lost the heart of a child."

"In times of crisis, we must think beyond ourselves."

"Every citizen must be prepared to sacrifice for the state."

"The power of a nation lies not in its weapons but in its people."

"Memory is the soul of a people."

"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."

"The greatest danger is despair and the loss of faith."

"A nation must be willing to fight for its existence."

"Culture is the soul of civilization."

"We must build a society where justice is not just a dream but a reality."

"The young generation will decide the fate of the nation."

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

"We are not a people of the past, but a people of the future."

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, but whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

"Wisdom comes not from many years of living, but from understanding the meaning of life."

"The greatest strength of a nation is the unity of its people."

"We must never forget that we are part of a larger humanity."

"A nation without faith is a nation without hope."