Jacob Weisberg Quotes
Israel never meant to take over the West Bank and Gaza - it got stuck with them after the 1967 war.
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I think artists are really the root of a tree. They can search for truth or reality in their own way, and the gallery can support them - the outside part of the tree, where it is more about reaching the outside world, connecting with the outside world. That is the role of the gallery, no? Why does the artist have to do that?
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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I can remember only a few of the strange and curious words now dead but living and spoken by the English people a thousand years ago.
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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.
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I just don't watch a lot of TV.
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Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well.
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It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong.
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I learned a lot. I really did. Millennium is a state of mind. I always thought of Frank Black as the greatest chess player that could take random pieces of information and string them together into a scenario that was accurate. I never thought of him as a psychic at all. We need people like that.
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Let the politicians debate equal pay and pursue the folly of a war on women in America.
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In dealing with Syria's dictator...only force counts. No cease-fire was attainable in Lebanon until the 16-inch guns of the battleship New Jersey started shelling Syria's proxies; suddenly, sweet reason prevailed in Damascus.
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Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style.
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Israel never meant to take over the West Bank and Gaza - it got stuck with them after the 1967 war.
