Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Quotes
Just as we send young American Jews to Israel through the Birthright program, we need to also consider a 'reverse Birthright' for Israeli kids to come see America.
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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.
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There are just so many young designers now.
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At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.
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'The Crumbling of America' should be required viewing for local and national government, not to mention the local and national media who should be keeping their feet to the fire on guarding against disaster.
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Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
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The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they like you or not. I mean, it's nothing to do with whether you do the best scheme or the worst scheme.
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African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.
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The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
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Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that reality.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked.
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America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth rate is a brutal work schedule.
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Despite a certain amount of rhetoric, such as 'the second American Revolution,' there is a fair consensus about which events in the affairs of a people can rightly be called revolutions. It is also clear that such revolutions are proper objects of study for the historian.
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Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.
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Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine.
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I watch 2001: A Space Odyssey every time it’s on. I made the kids watch it every time, too, and now they just love watching it. Stanley Kubrick’s great. And Blade Runner is one of my top three science fiction films. A lot of it has come true.
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I had gone to the doctor. The doctor said, 'You're healthy as a horse. You've got two weight problems - two health problems because of your weight. Please do something.'
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Film begins with DW Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.
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Moses freed the Jews. Lincoln freed the slaves. I freed the neurotics.
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An artisan busies himself with his work for three hours each day and spends nine hours in study.
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Just as we send young American Jews to Israel through the Birthright program, we need to also consider a 'reverse Birthright' for Israeli kids to come see America.
