"Never does the Tanakh suggest that our being a people means that only we have a right to an ancestral homeland and that other people don't."

-- Daniel Gordis

#Mean Quotes #People Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Washington is the only city in the world where you can go to a black-tie dinner and there at the foot of the table is a television set up to catch a press conference.”
“Sometimes it's easier to see the madness in others---but we also have to see it in ourselves.”
“The problem with human attraction is not knowing if it will be returned.”
“If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.”
“If you have a dream of writing, that's wishful thinking. If you have a commitment to writing, that's the way to make your dreams come true.”
“The measure of happiness is merely the difference between expectations and outcomes. It is not concerned with what one possesses â€“ it is concerned with how content one is with what one possesses.”

Source : Cecilia Dart-Thornton (2011). “The Lady of the Sorrows”, p.13, Pan Macmillan
“In addition to all of the ratios and goals and parameters and bottom lines, it is fundamental that leaders endorse a concept of persons. This begins with an understanding of the diversity of people's gifts and talents and skills. Recognizing diversity gives us the chance to provide meaning, fulfillment and purpose, which are not to be relegated solely to private life any more than such things as love, beauty and joy. The art of leadership lies in polishing and liberating and enabling those gifts.”
“Leadership is the ability to recognize the special abilities and limitations of others, combined with the capacity to fit each one into the job where he will do his best.”

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