Jacob Weisberg Quotes
Israel never meant to take over the West Bank and Gaza - it got stuck with them after the 1967 war.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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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The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II.
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If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.
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Boredom soon overcomes me when I am contemplating nature.
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All this narcissism is rather boring, isn't it?
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The precise statement of any problem is the most important step in its solution.
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If we were in a similar circumstance in the future I would want to make sure that our reporting was at least as diverse as it was during this most recent war.
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Even as a kid I was never the generator of humor, but I always knew who was funny, who to hang out with.
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Israel never meant to take over the West Bank and Gaza - it got stuck with them after the 1967 war.
