Uri Avnery Quotes
In 1949, the country of Palestine was partitioned after the war in such a way that the State of Israel-proper consisted of 78 percent of this country of Palestine. What was left to the Arabs was 22 percent, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
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What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.
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We kind of like the new Outkast.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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The best advice my dad ever gave me is that acting is believing. Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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I was made fun of a lot in middle school. When I was in seventh grade, the popular kids paid the most popular guy to ask me out.
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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style.
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The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
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I listen to a lot of choral stuff at home, but I'm also liking Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell and Wretch 32.
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Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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I can smell bacon sizzling or chicken roasting and appreciate the aroma, but I don't want to eat it.
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In 1949, the country of Palestine was partitioned after the war in such a way that the State of Israel-proper consisted of 78 percent of this country of Palestine. What was left to the Arabs was 22 percent, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
