Moses dragged us for 40 years through the desert to bring us to the one place in the Middle East where there was no oil. Golda Meir
The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. Bob Hope
Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that. Richard M Nixon
In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. David Ben Gurion
There are many people in that part of the world who’d love to shove Israel into the sea, and not have it be there, and until people are willing to accept the presence of Israel, Israel obviously is not going to be able to make a deal. Donald Rumsfeld
We always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon – no alternative. Golda Meir