"Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a 'universal' without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere."

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Source : Chaim Potok (1984). “My Name is Asher Lev”, Fawcett

Chaim Potok

#Home Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“Our species is on the verge of changes that will fundamentally alter what it means to be human... and we are the people driving that change.”
“If you draw your sword against those you sworn to protect, the very ones who trust in your strength, how will you convince them that you are a shield when the dragons come and take them away?”
“It seems that wherever the Welfare State is involved, the moral precept, "Thou shalt not steal," becomes altered to say: "Thou shalt not steal, except for what thou deemest to be a worthy cause, where thou thinkest that thou canst use the loot for a better purpose than wouldst the victim of the theft."”
“For me songs are born out of the gray space, the things I don't fully understand, the things that I can't put in my pocket.”
“Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.”
“The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the childâ€™s whole personality.”
“Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.”
“My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators.”

Source : Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. July 1, 2002.

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