Ari Shavit Quotes

I thought of reaching out for progressive Israelis, progressive Americans, progressive American Jews - this was probably my main mission.

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• Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land.

  

  Jack Schwartz
  • Up
  • Same
  • Tragedy

• I think my mission, if I could call it that, as a storyteller is to try and find ways to show how similar we are and not how different we are.

  

  Taylor Sheridan
  • Different
  • Find
  • Try

• Holding our own government to account for the use of its power is, in my view, the highest mission of a U.S. news organization.

  

  Barton Gellman
  • Power
  • Government
  • Organization

• When I first stepped into literature twenty-five years ago, I wanted to work on behalf of the oppressed, the working masses, and it seemed to me, mistakenly, that I would not find them among the Jews.

  

  S. Ansky
  • Work
  • Literature
  • Jews

• The Jews have never been ashamed of being Jews, whereas homosexuals have been stupid enough to be ashamed of their homosexuality.

  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Stupid
  • Jews
  • Homosexuality

• I like the fact that Jack is always wearing a tie except when he's on a mission. I do like it when I get out there and dress up, or dress down, a little bit.

  

  Victor Garber
  • Up
  • Down
  • Dress

• My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.

  

  Waris Ahluwalia
  • Life
  • Mission
  • Craftsmanship

• Because human development is the most specific and exalted mission of woman, studies in anthropology and theory of pedagogy are essential in girls' education.

  

  Edith Stein
  • Education
  • Woman
  • Mission

• I don't have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.

  

  Nas
  • Time
  • News
  • Mission

• The organization of the government itself is something which we ought to examine in a more self-conscious way - the Federal Reserve and the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The mission that each of them has is mainly economic but should be informed by good organizational practices.

  

  Oliver E. Williamson
  • Good
  • Government
  • Organization

• Jews can build in New York, Moscow and Paris, but in our own land, we can't build? That's nuts.

  

  Naftali Bennett
  • New York
  • Paris
  • Jews

• Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • People
  • Mission
  • Outstanding

• The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

  

  Abba Eban
  • Living
  • Jews
  • Minority

• There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.

  

  Larry David
  • Funny
  • Talk
  • Jews

• The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges.

  

  Wayne Allard
  • Country
  • Training
  • Military

• I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.

  

  Fidel Castro
  • Think
  • More
  • Jews

• Jews have been living in Jerusalem way before British people were living in London.

  

  Naftali Bennett
  • People
  • London
  • Jews

• The mission proper to the Church is that of proclaiming the Gospel.

  

  Karl Lehmann
  • Church
  • Mission
  • Gospel

• I'm a fan of mindfulness, and if colouring in is a way of reaching mindfulness, then I think it's great. But I'm amazed that anyone has the time to do that. I certainly don't.

  

  Essie Davis
  • Fan
  • Reaching
  • Amazed

• Obedience . . . allows us to reach a higher and more spiritual level in life, using our agency to do the will of the Lord.

  

  Athos M. Amorim
  • Life
  • Will
  • Obedience

• And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.

  

  Eddie Murray
  • Work
  • Dedication
  • Preach

• Never explain yourself. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it.

  

  Ziad Abdelnour
  • Believe
  • Friends
  • Enemies

• This is a veterans memorial. This is where Jackson honors its dead. This is the most meaningful place to be because we're honoring our dead.

  

  Bob Lewis
  • Dead
  • Veterans
  • Honors

• I thought of reaching out for progressive Israelis, progressive Americans, progressive American Jews - this was probably my main mission.

  

  Ari Shavit
  • Mission
  • Jews
  • Reaching