Meir Soloveichik Quotes
The giving of the Torah is a story of God seeking to provide humanity with the opportunity to make moral decisions.
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
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To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
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Most Americans have no clue that before there were highways, there were only waterways to get through the wilderness. If you weren't on a lake or a river, you were in a jungle.
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Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
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Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and obedience to the ministers of Hungary.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
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Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come from the leisure classes. They can afford the time and the books.
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I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.
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I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
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Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
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How could anybody think of Bach as 'cold' when these [cello] suites seem to shine with the most glittering kind of poetry," Casals said. "As I got on with the study I discovered a new world of space and beauty... the feelings I experienced were among the purest and most intense in my artistic life!
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
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George Orwell is a pinnacle writer, for his combination of moral insight and literary writing.
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The giving of the Torah is a story of God seeking to provide humanity with the opportunity to make moral decisions.
