Yair Lapid Quotes
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I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.
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The magical and fantastical isn't something I'm uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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I've never considered myself to be a fashionista type of guy.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
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I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer.
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Most Americans have no memory of the designs Franklin Roosevelt's New Dealers had for postwar-American foreign policy. Human rights, self-determination and an end to European colonization in the developing world, nuclear disarmament, international law, the World Court, the United Nations - these were all ideas of the progressive left.
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As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
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In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition it was the Spanish Jews who thrived after their conversion to Christianity.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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Your life, your circumstances change, and you have to continue to grow as a person, and once you have means and opportunity, you have to make different choices to protect what you have.
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I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.
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He who gives love, receives love.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
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I have a necklace with a golden key, given to me by my sisters, which I always wear.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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They love putting me in the 'indie queen' box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don't have anymore.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
