David Friedman > Quotes

“I have long held that there are two fundamental views of children: That they are pets who can talk, or that they are small people who do not yet know very much. The wrong one is winning.”
― David Friedman

“Part of freedom is the right of each of us to go to hell in his own fashion.”
― David Friedman

“Regardless of what people say they value or believe, what actually shows up in their behavior is the best indication of the true culture.”
― David Friedman, Culture by Design: 8 simple steps to drive better individual and organizational performance

“The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations”
― David Friedman

“The Pittsburgh Platform of 1885, the document by which the Reform rabbinate, the largest stream of American Jewry, expressed its foundational values, said the following: “We consider ourselves no longer a nation but a religious community, and therefore expect neither a return to Palestine . . . nor the restoration of any laws concerning a Jewish state.”
― David Friedman, Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East

“It also gave the Palestinians a free pass on their malign behavior.”
― David Friedman, Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East

“Culture is the commonly-held set of values and principles that shows up in the everyday behavior of the people.”
― David Friedman, Culture by Design: How to Build a High-Performing Culture, Even in the New Remote Work Environment

“The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.”
― David Friedman

“If the United States pushes Israel into a premature ceasefire, the credibility of both countries as a force for stability in the Middle East may be irreparably harmed.”
― David Friedman, One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

“film called Route 60: The Biblical Highway. Route 60 takes its audience down the winding road”
― David Friedman, One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict