Felix Rohatyn Quotes
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I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form.
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
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Now is the only thing that exists.
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There is no sin except stupidity.
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I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.
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This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment.
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President Obama was never going repeal Obamacare - he was not going to be brought to his knees with the threat of a government shutdown.
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I will negotiate with my worst enemy.
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I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.
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I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.
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The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
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I don't desire happiness. I think it's a myth, and I don't think it's... and it makes you complacent. I feel very satisfyingly uncomfortable. I have the freedom to feel uncomfortable in the way I want to, is maybe a way to put it.
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I like Tel Aviv; I live in Tel Aviv, but our right of return is Jerusalem. We did not return after 2,000 years for Tel Aviv but for Jerusalem.
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Getting rid of all the world records would be a bit of a radical move.
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Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.
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I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.
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You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.
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The only things I make money on are speeches and books.
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The greatest joy in getting ready for the film is that there aren't many reference points for the journey and you've got to define it for yourself.
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Since I could read, I always had my nose in a book.
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Egypt gave birth to what later would become known as 'Western Civilization,' long before the greatness of Greece and Rome.
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Christmas movies, it's a hard thing to do. The danger is you just end up with a Hollywood star with a Santa beard. You risk it being fake and cheesy and not real.
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Financial hydrogen bombs built on personal computers by 26-year-olds with MBAs.
