Abba Eban Quotes
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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I love to watch 'Chopped,' 'Jeopardy,' and 'Breaking Bad.' You can't pass up that one. Oh! One other show I love to watch is 'Suburgatory.'
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I'm not so interested in the divisions. I'm interested in the way things cross over.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.
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In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.
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The quickest way may not necessarily be the best.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.
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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.
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I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.
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It is not enough to offer a smorgasbord of courses. We must insure that students are not just eating at one end of the table.
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We murder to dissect.
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I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long time, get the kind of quality of school personnel that we need in our schools, especially in the areas of science and math. One of the answers to that problem is to use more educational technology.
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You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way.
