Bernie Siegel Quotes
If we had no hope - for a cure, for winning the lottery, for falling in love, for the end of war, for being free of abuse, or for having food, warmth, clothing, and shelter - we would have no reason to go on. What you hope for doesn't matter, but rather the essence of hope itself.
Quotes to Explore
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I think people are able to relate to my appearance. They think of me as the girl next door.
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People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up.
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The idea was never for me to be a career bureaucrat or career technocrat; it was more about where I could implement ideas and reform programs.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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I was raised by women. Now I'm raising women. I was always better around girls. I live in an all-female household. I even have two female dogs... It's funny how that turned out.
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.
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There is nothing wrong with a woman encouraging a man's advances, as long as they are in cash.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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All a Jew has to do is recite a few proverbs or anecdotes to consider himself an expert on 'Jewishness.'
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To be honest, you don't get the full picture when you read a script.
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You never get the Shakespeares right. It's not possible.
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I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson.
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I don't like being angry all the time; it's not good for me. I have to have serenity or else go to war.
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There is an utter ignorance of, and indifference to, our sufferings and privations….What care they for us, provided we be submissive, pay the taxes, furnish recruits for the Army and Navy and bless the masters who either despise or oppress or combine both? The apathy that exists respecting Ireland is worse than the national antipathy they bear us.
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You know who doesn't get the death penalty? Crazy people. That's a defense in America. My client's crazy. He doesn't know what he did. Fine, then he doesn't know we're gonna kill him. If a guy's that retard, you put him the electric chair and tell him it's a ride.
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If we had no hope - for a cure, for winning the lottery, for falling in love, for the end of war, for being free of abuse, or for having food, warmth, clothing, and shelter - we would have no reason to go on. What you hope for doesn't matter, but rather the essence of hope itself.
