Chaim Potok Quotes
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A well begun is half ended.
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Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.
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A lot of recent comic book adaptations have gone two ways: either they're striving for some kind of realism, like 'Iron Man' or 'The Dark Knight,' or they're very stylised and gritty, like 'Sin City' and '300.'
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Conversations between parents and kids are important - about race issues, about all kinds of things, about heritage.
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It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.
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In the past, there hasn't been much reliable information about startups and small businesses available online. It's information that's really valuable, and it's information that people want to share.
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I just keep happy and help the team when I get an opportunity.
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For me, writing is a love – hate relationship.
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If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a very adventurous person!
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Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.
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I was born in Brazil and grew up in the '70s under a climate of political distress, and I was forced to learn to communicate in a very specific way - in a sort of a semiotic black market. You couldn't really say what you wanted to say; you had to invent ways of doing it. You didn't trust information very much.
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I really enjoy being an actor!
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Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity.
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If there is one thing I am, it's always right.
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My parents' convictions, when it came to discipline, were not very strong. For my bar mitzvah, I gave out a mix tape of '90s grunge - if you got it now, you would think it was the 'Singles' soundtrack.
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It's so easy for me to get caught up in the feeling of a city like Venice, where everything is just beautiful color and gorgeous buildings that are so peaceful. You can roam around and get lost in the labyrinth.
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Characters that are not the norm or a bit out of the ordinary are always a challenge as an actress. You learn more by using different tools for those type of characters. They are always much more fun to play and much more interesting. They take you places that you wouldn't necessarily go in your everyday life.
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When people ask me a personal question, I answer it in a personal way. I can only speak from the footsteps and the shoes that I've walked in.
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Apparently, I have such a serious race face, even when I'm doing a bit of work, at first everybody wasn't sure if I was enjoying it or not. But it's absolutely exhilarating. It feels like you're one with your horse and you're flying.
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I'm never without my personalised Anya Hindmarch diary - I keep my schedule online, too, but my diary is always in my bag. It's crammed Post-its.
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Artwork can be a portal, a kind of rethinking and reseeing of the world as we live it.
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I'd love to collaborate and write a song with Will Gallagher from Oasis. I think he's a great songwriter.
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It is never pleasant to be a buffer, Reuven.
