Etgar Keret Quotes
I think living in Israel and wanting to change reality is the best prescription for never-ending writer's block.
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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
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A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.'
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
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'Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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I really hate drama. It's draining; it's mentally draining. It's a waste of time.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
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Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.
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It's not really that I'm interested in filmmaking. I'm interested in the instrument of it, you know.
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He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father.
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Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.
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Unmoved though Witlings sneer and Rivals rail, Studious to please, yet not ashamed to fail. He scorns the meek address, the suppliant strain. With merit needless, and without it vain. In Reason, Nature, Truth, he dares to trust: Ye Fops, be silent: and ye Wits, be just.
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Relations are simply a tedious pack of people, who haven’t got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die.
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We have an extensive system of highways, ports, locks and dams, and airports.
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There's a lot of stuff they don't teach you in the mythical editors' school. They don't teach you that you're going to have to spend a lot of your life in crisis management.
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If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character.
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However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.
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Basically, I think that Gotham is all of our urban nightmares and fears made into reality. Instead of hearing footsteps from behind you while you walk down the streets, turning around and finding nobody there, there is somebody there.
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Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition. Time itself, and all the acts and events that fill time are the definition, and it must be lived.
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I think living in Israel and wanting to change reality is the best prescription for never-ending writer's block.
