Daniel Barenboim Quotes
There is no way Israel will deal with the Palestinians if the Palestinians do not understand the suffering of the Jewish people.
Quotes to Explore
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Overall, the anarchy was the most creative of all periods of Japanese culture for in it there appeared the greatest landscape painting, the culmination of the skill of landscape gardening and the arts of flower arrangement, and the No drama.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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When the Bible was first published, bathhouses were mandatory, no one could read, and only the people in the Church could write.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years' time? A completely different attitude.
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If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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I think I may have created a monster with my - I won't say act - but with my redneck pose.
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Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.
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Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed by too much of it, which explains why the introvert is ready to leave a party after an hour and the extravert gains steam as the night goes on.
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Everything and anything is valuable.
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All political parties, organizations, and all people should abide by the constitution and laws without any exception. They must all act in accordance with the constitution and laws. I see that as a defining feature of modern political system development.
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There is no way Israel will deal with the Palestinians if the Palestinians do not understand the suffering of the Jewish people.
