Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it. [Addressing a group of prospective contributors to an Israeli scientific research program]
Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been. - Abba Eban
Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.
- Abba Eban
Better to be disliked than pitied. - Abba Eban
Better to be disliked than pitied.
If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 a… - Abba Eban
If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 a…
I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender. - Abba Eban
I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.
His ignorance is encyclopedic. - Abba Eban
His ignorance is encyclopedic.
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. - Abba Eban
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. - Abba Eban
Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
Israel is not an aviary. - Abba Eban
Israel is not an aviary.
You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective. - Abba Eban
You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.
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