David Gregory Quotes

To be good Americans, we must be better Jews, and to be better Jews, we must become Zionists.

I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.

I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.

I've begun to think like a Jew, to feel like a Jew.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

It's clear to me that one can't be Jewish without Israel. Religious or non-religious, Zionist or non-Zionist, Ashkenazi or Sephardic - all these will not exist without Israel.

The real threat to Zionism is the dilution of quality, Jews know that they can land on their feet in any country of the world. The real test for us is to make Israel such an attractive place—such a cutting-edge place in human society, education, culture, science, quality of life that even Americans Jewish young people will want to come here.

I will always be a proud defender of the Jewish people and of the State of Israel.

Jewishness is a very big part of my identity. I am a proud Jew, I would say, who doesn't practice very actively.

I'm no more or less Jewish than any other Jew. Israel has survived because we haven't forgot our Judaism, but there are some Israelis who did forget.

I think a lot of Jews make Israel the centerpiece of their Judaism. It becomes the centerpiece of their Jewish existence and of their faith. I have always felt that that's not for me.

If you are trying to raise a child to be a Jew, then you have to create a sense of Jewish identity. You really weaken that sense of identity if you celebrate two religions.

The argument that all Jews have a heartfelt investment in the state of Israel is untrue. Some have a heartfelt investment in corned beef sandwiches.

It's hard for a Jew of my generation, an American Jew, who is philo-Zionistic, not to romanticize Israel.

What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy.

We have our own values; we build our own special, our JEWISH life - and we are proud, so very proud.

We are organizing Jewry for its coming destiny.

I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people.

Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.

Extol Jewish virtue, modern Zionism and the Israeli Defense Forces.

While I am very much Jewish 'identified,' I'm not a very religious person.

I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride.

I love the people of Israel. I love the land of Israel. I love the Torah of Israel. I love the Israel Defense Forces. I love our soldiers. If you feel the same way I do, you have a home.

A lot of Jewish kids do identify with us.

When it comes to being Jewish, I can't help myself.