"The suggestion that Jews were selected from among all nations of the earth to be God's chosen people suggested a kind of group arrogance, especially when the good news was first reported by Jews. However, the choice was interpreted not as tribute to superior virtue but as divine challenge."

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Source : Israel Shenker (1985). “Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life”, Doubleday Books

Israel Shenker

#People Quotes #Choices Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“Please let go your anger and please send my Saet Byul back. She is my everything”
“I am only a footnote, but proud of the footnote I have become. My subsequent work on eliciting principles and developing the theory of interface design, so that many people will be able to do what I did is probably also footnote-worthy. In looking back at this turn-of-the-century period, the rise of a worldwide network will be seen as the most significant part of the computer revolution.”

Source : Interview in "The Guardian", October 21, 2004.
“The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great.”

Source : William John Wills (1863). “A Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia: From Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria”, p.69, London : R. Bentley
“The reality is that fulfillment, success and all of these good things comes from trying to help those that we care about to achieve those things. How can I help somebody I care about find the job they love? How can I help somebody I care about find happiness in their work? And when we commit to service it actually biologically and anthropologically is more likely to lead to our own success and our own happiness.”
“Eight hours of work, eight hours of play, eight hours of sleep - eight hours a day!”

Source : "Roughneck, The Life and Times of Big Bill Haywood". Book by Peter Carlson (p. 147), 1983.
“A great love is a lot like a good memory. When it's there, and you know it's there, but its just out of your reach, it can be all that you think about. And you can focus on it, and try to force it. But the more that you do, the more you seem to push it away. But if you're patient, and hold still...Maybe. Just maybe, it'll come to you.”

Source : "Fictional character: Pvt. Leonard L. Church". "Red vs. Blue" (TV Series), www.imdb.com. (2003– ).
“You know, I love acting.”

Source : "Anne Archer and Michelle Danner Come Together For A New Play". Interview with Jamie Painter Young, www.backstage.com. October 12, 2011.
“We have to address individual acts of corruption. This is a necessary approach. Go after these individuals.”

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