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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The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Jews have never been ashamed of being Jews, whereas homosexuals have been stupid enough to be ashamed of their homosexuality.
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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.
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My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.
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Because human development is the most specific and exalted mission of woman, studies in anthropology and theory of pedagogy are essential in girls' education.
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I don't have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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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.
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Jews can build in New York, Moscow and Paris, but in our own land, we can't build? That's nuts.
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Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.
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There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.
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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.
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I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.
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The metaphor of Exodus is one that has dogged the Jews from the outset. Their very success attracts resentment.
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Teaching and research are not to be confused with training for a profession. Their greatness and their misfortune is that they are a refuge or a mission.
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The First Command was to 'Multiply' and the Prophet taught us that Dominion & powr in the great Future would be Comensurate with the no number of 'Wives Childin & Friends' that we inheret here and that our great mission to earth was to Organize a Neculi of Heaven to take with us. To the increase of which there would be no end.
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If the people at the top think that reaching for a gun will solve the problem, why shouldn't the people at the bottom think the same?
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Yes, Jews - typically American Jews, typically vote democrat, I get that.
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I love going to football games and going to homecoming dances and just doing normal things.
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I thought of reaching out for progressive Israelis, progressive Americans, progressive American Jews - this was probably my main mission.
