+ It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Abba Eban, Honesty, Leaders, Politics, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ You can’t achieve anything without getting in someone’s way. You can’t be detached and effective. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Abba Eban, Conflict, Engagement, Success, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss. Author, September 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Abba Eban, Loss, Regret, Suffering, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Abba Eban, Belief, Conformity, Deception, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal. Author, September 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Abba Eban, History, Ideal, Nation, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Abba Eban, Loss, Potential, Regret, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Abba Eban, Agreement, Deception, Groupthink, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
+ Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Abba Eban, Decision-making, Intelligence, Problem-solving, 0 Abba Eban Diplomat · Israel
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
