Gerald Abrahams Quotes
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Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.
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I'm tired of the speculation about my personal life.
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I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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I want to serve the people.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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I am lactose intolerant, and I always thought it was really funny how people who are lactose intolerant continue to eat dairy, because they like it so much. And I find it not acceptable.
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You never talk about what you want when giving money. I don't pay attention to what other people think... There shouldn't be restrictions of any kind on political contributions.
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As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for this author's voice so that you will feel you have been on a seductive audio journey.
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I try to write in a way that makes people feel things.
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I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you're literally not dependent on anybody.
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When I see Bruce Banner becoming the Hulk, it's only a picture. My imagination has to do some of the work there, to impute feeling and everything. We're talking about something that's so surreal, it's just not possible within the world as we know it. So that requires a form that is not so literal.
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I have carried bills concerning Sudan. I've carried bills concerning Congo. I've carried bills concerning North Korea and Iran and Iraq.
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Some people call me scrappy - and that's because I am.
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There is enough going on in Olympic year without having to do my own cooking and washing.
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I think it's a mistake to miss out on joy just because you have pain.
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To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful .
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I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.
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When I get into the studio, I write from my heart.
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The Kurds know that they won't achieve their own state by force of arms but through international recognition. And they have certainly heard what the German foreign minister said in connection with the arms deliveries: There is no Kurdish state. But that shouldn't prevent the Kurds from continuing to develop their own institutions. Still, the best thing for them would be to remain a part of Iraq, but in return we must treat them with respect - their nationality, their language and their culture.
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The idea comes before the logical argument.
