IndependenceYitzhak Navon 6,000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated – there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week. – Yitzhak Navon Crippled Quotes Devastated Quotes Economy Quotes Egg Quotes Eggs Quotes Independence Quotes Killed Quotes Meat Quotes Milk Quotes People Quotes Powder Quotes War Quotes Week Quotes Wounded Quotes In its Declaration of Independence on May 15, 1948, Israel stretched out its hand in peace to its Arab neighbors, calling for an end to war and bloodshed. In response, seven Arab states invaded Israel. The U.N. resolution that partitioned the country was thus violated and effectively annulled. I always showed myself in the face of day, asserting the liberty and independence of my country, while some others, like owls, courted concealment and were too much afraid of losing their roosts to leave them for such a cause.
Ashwin Sanghi J. K. Rowling’s first ‘Harry Potter’ manuscript was rejected 12 times. Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ was rejected 30 times. ‘Gone With The Wind’ was rejected 38 times. I was immensely proud to have beaten them all. – Ashwin Sanghi
Ross Mathews I learned from my father how to swear right and how to string it together for optimum effect/affect. I use it like karate. I bring it out when it’s needed. – Ross Mathews
Steven Levitt The major challenge facing most foundations is that they are risk averse. This inhibits their ability to experiment and commit to the experimentation and innovation process. – Steven Levitt
Kameron Hurley I’ve always been interested in the politics of war. War is one of those things that, the longer I studied it, the more illogical it seemed. – Kameron Hurley
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