"Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply."

-- Patti Smith

#Writing Quotes #Pursuit Quotes #Awake Quotes

“Extol Jewish virtue, modern Zionism and the Israeli Defense Forces.”
“Constantly look for the good in people and in situations. When you find it, tell the person.”
“As an Israeli, I have come to understand: there is no way to love Israel and reject a two-state peace, no way to love Israel and reject Palestine.”
“But that so many scholars are barbarians does not much matter so long as a few of them are ready to help with their specialized knowledge the few independent thinkers, that is to say the poets, who try to to keep civilization alive.”
“One does not give birth in a void, but rather in a cultural and political context. Laws, professional codes, religious sanctions, and ethnic traditions all affect women's choices concerning childbirth.”
“The idea of difficulty animates us all the time. We donâ€™t want man to be an angel; we want him to be a hero. That is to say, a man like us, but who does extraordinary things. He jumps, yes, but in spite of the law of gravity. And everything he does is always â€˜in spite of.â€™”
“The Russians have a weapon that can wipe out two hundred eighty thousand Americans. That puts them exactly ten years behind Howard Cosell.”
“If you want to understand function, study structure,”

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