“Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.”
Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) British actress
David Ben Gurion, as quoted in Psychosocial Care of the Dying Patient (1978) by Charles A. Garfield
Misattributed
“In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”
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.
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