David Ben-Gurion Quotes
If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring them to the Land of Israel, I would choose the latter, for before us lies not only the numbers of these children but the historical reckoning of the people of Israel.
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
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Drugs and alcohol can be so destructive.
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As I get older, I increasingly value free time that's completely free of appointments. Time to think, time to reflect, time to just hang out with my wife and kids.
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I try to be as honest as I can in writing. That's what ends up translating and relating to people.
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If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring them to the Land of Israel, I would choose the latter, for before us lies not only the numbers of these children but the historical reckoning of the people of Israel.
