“Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles isn't a realist.”
Billy Wilder (1906–2002) American filmmaker
David Ben-Gurion, as quoted in Israel : Years of Crisis Years of Hope (1973) by Roman Frister, p. 45
Misattributed
David Ben Gurion, as quoted in Psychosocial Care of the Dying Patient (1978) by Charles A. Garfield
Misattributed
“Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles isn't a realist.”
Billy Wilder (1906–2002) American filmmaker
David Ben-Gurion, as quoted in Israel : Years of Crisis Years of Hope (1973) by Roman Frister, p. 45
Misattributed
“In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”
David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973) Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel
Interview on CBS, (5 October 1956)
As quoted in Israel : Years of Crisis Years of Hope (1973) by Roman Frister, p. 45
Variant: Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles isn't a realist.
Franz Kafka book The Blue Octavo Notebooks
21 November 1917
Variant translation: Anyone who believes cannot experience miracles. By day one cannot see any stars.
The Blue Octavo Notebooks (1954)
“Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.”
Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement
Ancient Music in the Pines
Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet
"Kindness and Compassion" p. 47.
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990)
Michael Cohen (lawyer) (1966) American attorney
Tweet (17 March 2016) https://twitter.com/michaelcohen212/status/710667346088730624
Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist
http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/2013/07/harvard-law-school-forum-december-16.html <br class="br"> Speech http://books.google.com/books?id=108sAQAAIAAJ&q=%22I+believe+in+the+brotherhood+of+all+men+but+I+don't+believe+in+wasting+brotherhood+on+anyone+who+doesn't+want+to+practice+it+with+me+Brotherhood+is+a+two-way+street%22&pg=PA133#v=onepage at the Harvard Law School Forum (16 December 1964)
“A girl doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her”
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
“Anyone who doesn't know others doesn't know himself.”
Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) Icelandic author
Borgi
Paradísarheimt (Paradise Reclaimed) (1960)