Amos Oz Quotes
The kibbutz way of life is not for everyone. It is meant for people who are not in the business of working harder than they should be working, in order to make more money than they need, in order to buy things they don't really want, in order to impress people they don't really like.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.
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I had cottage cheese for lunch and a glass of wine when I got home tonight.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.
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It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.
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Like all readers, I want my limits to be drawn by my own sensibilities, not by my melanin count.
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
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You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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That's a rule in the business. No tongue. You can't really get into it, otherwise, it's weird. I think that particular scene made his (Adam Brody) girlfriend jealous. There were issues.
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I am one of maybe three people in the world who knows anything about Robert W. Chambers.
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The Holocaust is not only a tragedy of the Jewish people, it is a failure of humanity as a whole.
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Perfectionists are their own devils.
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Whenever anybody that I trusted brought along some new chemical, I would open my mouth and off I'd go.
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Setbacks are just learning experiences.
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The Augustan constitution remains one of the major products of the human intelligence. It was a whole into which the parts fitted smoothly, but both whole and parts were elastic and capable of swift adaptation to unforeseen conditions. It was elaborate, but that was necessary, both because of its origin and its purpose.
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The kibbutz way of life is not for everyone. It is meant for people who are not in the business of working harder than they should be working, in order to make more money than they need, in order to buy things they don't really want, in order to impress people they don't really like.
