"Romanian-Yiddish cooking has killed more Jews than Hitler"

-- Zero Mostel

#Cooking Quotes #Yiddish Quotes #Jew Quotes

“I agree with a lot of the points in Taleb's book, but I don't agree with many of his conclusions. It seems to me that he rightly points out that risk managers miss a lot of the risks, but the conclusion is that he draws, is that we should abandon risk management, whereas my conclusion is we should improve it.”
“If one harbors anywhere in one's mind a nationalistic loyalty or hatred, certain facts, though in a sense known to be true, are inadmissable.”
“The Greater Soul moves in only one direction, and that is to bring into union that which has been made separate.”
“I'm also looking for gems that the average reader might have missed.”
“We take it for granted that life is hard and feel lucky to have whatever happiness we get. We do not look upon happiness as a birthright, nor do we expect it to be more than peace or contentment. Real joy, the state in which the Yequana spend much of their lives, is exceedingly rare among us.”

Source : Jean Liedloff (1985). “The Continuum Concept: Allowing Human Nature to Work Successfully”, p.148, Da Capo Press
“You can change environments, but until you change yourself, nothing else will ever change.”
“Art is not so much talent as characterâ€¦ it's what you are, the qualities of the person.”
“The world is not interested in what we do for a living. What they are interested in is what we have to offer freely - hope, strength, love and the power to make a difference!”

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