Elizabeth Wurtzel Quotes

I think violence can never be justified.

You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

You are giving them a sword if you say you will use a sword yourself.

I was not afraid to make war. I am not afraid to make peace.

If the United States were attacked by rockets from one of our neighboring countries, we would be a lot tougher on them than Israel has been on the Palestinians. When we were attacked, we sent an army abroad and took over Afghanistan from the Taliban.

Repel force by force

You may not like to go to war, but war will come to you.

If it's to be a bloodbath, let it be now. Appeasement is not the answer.

This is a perfect illustration of reverse causality. Hamas threatens and harasses Israel, but it is only Israel’s response that warrants close attention and scrutiny.

Send Iran a clear message that if we are assaulted, we will meet it and trump it.

You don't start shooting rockets at Israel and expect that we'll just sit back supinely and die.

I have a great admiration for pacifism, but I'm not a pacifist, mainly because I would defend myself if I were attacked.

My last fight was more than 20 years ago. I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover. If somebody's going to speak bad about me, I will walk away. But if a guy like Steven Seagal slaps me once, I will slap him twice as hard. Life is full of violence.

My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

Love does not imply pacifism.

I view people two ways. They're either eye-for-an-eye people or they are turn-the-cheek people.

While I am a convinced pacifist there are circumstances in which I believe the use of force is appropriate - namely, in the face of an enemy unconditionally bent on destroying me and my people.

War has been waged against us by stealth and deceit and murder. This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others. It will end in a way, and at an hour, of our choosing.

We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.

Daddy gave me real useful information to protect me in the real world. If anyone hits me, I'm not to hit them back. I wait until their back is turned, then hit them in the head with a brick.

Debate is the death of conversation.

If somebody was sending rockets into my house, where my two daughters sleep at night, I’m going to do everything in my power to stop that, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.

You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard, but by attacking, and getting well hammered yourself.