"The Jew has his anchorage not in place but in time, in his highly developed sense of history as personal context. Six thousand years of self-awareness are a homeland."

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Source : George Steiner (1987). “George Steiner: A Reader”, p.231, Oxford University Press on Demand

George Steiner

#Self Quotes #Years Quotes #Six Quotes

“The cloud never comes from the quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.”
“I know whites buy more records than blacks. So, I wanted to be able to make the most money that I could. Pop is for both whites and blacks, but if I just stuck to rhythm and blues, it's mostly for blacks. I didn't want to do that. So like I said, I wanted to get the most out of it that I could, so I thought that pop was the way to go.”

Source : Source: www.soultracks.com
“Until I'm over the hill and over the hump; I'm gonna let my music bump and give the people what they want.”
“I'm crazy about Israel. It's full of life.”
“What of miniature boats constructed of birch bark and fallen leaves, launched onto cold water clear as air? How many fleets were pushed out toward the middles of ponds or sent down autumn brooks, holding treasures of acorns, or black feathers, or a puzzled mantis? Let those grassy crafts be listed alongside the iron hulls that cleave the sea, for they are all improvisations built from the daydreams of men, and all will perish, whether from the ocean siege or October breeze.”
“A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's.”
“Makes no matter if I'm performing in a grocery store, you're always gonna get 150%.”

Source : FaceBook post by Eddie Griffin from Mar 19, 2014
“I did so much theater, where everybody I worked with was so much better than me, that I just sort of learned.”

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