Etgar Keret Quotes
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it.
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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To find a pool of lawyers from whom to choose, solicit referrals from other professionals you know or deal with - an accountant, banker or business leader. Check out Bar Association listings as well, and don't neglect Internet research.
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The Islamic State is a threat to both the moderate Islam headed by Mr. Saad al-Hariri and, of course, for Hezbollah. There is a convergence, an anxiety of a common enemy... which is good.
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One of the limits of reality Presents itself in Oley when the hay, Baked through long days, is piled in mows. It is A land too ripe for enigmas, too serene.… Things stop in that direction and since they stop The direction stops and we accept what is As good. The utmost must be good and is…
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El hombre, cuando es solamente lo que parece ser el hombre, casi no es nada.
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Psychoanalysts and elephants, they never forget.
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I have no regrets. I feel very grateful for the life that I had - you know, family I live with; and I've been doing work that I love, ever since I came to Nashville.
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For the first few years after I lost weight, I would feel for my hip bones every morning when I woke up so I would know I wasn't fat. It was like pinching myself so I'd know I wasn't dreaming.
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Especially as a director on 'West Wing,' I directed a lot of different things in a lot of different ways and really stretched my wings.
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Our natural dispositions may be good; but we have been badly brought up, and are full of anti-social personal ambitions and prejudices and snobberies. Had we not better teach our children to be better citizens than ourselves? We are not doing that at present. The Russians are. That is my last word. Think over it.
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Do you think anybody knows that I'm Irish?
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I prefer to leave standing up, like a well-mannered guest at a party.
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Like a twisted olive tree in its 500th year, giving then its finest fruit, is man. How can he give forth wisdom until he has been crushed and turned in the Hand of God.
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The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air.
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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Use testimonial letters from satisfied customers at every opportunity.
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I'm not comically oriented. I get angry and I start complaining and then people start laughing. I don't even want them to laugh half the time.
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Strange bonds of trust and self-deception tend to grow between journalists and their subjects.
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I like having my autonomy; I like going into the vegetable aisle with little fanfare. Very few go into that star category, in that uber above-the-title category. The rest of us, day in and day out, we're there to support what they do.
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The one who swallows cactuses with spines should not complain about hemorrhoids.
