"In the din and tumult of the age, the still small voice of Jerusalem remains our only music."

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Source : Isidore Singer, Israel Zangwill (1924). “A Religion of Truth, Justice and Peace: A Challenge to Church and Synagogue to Lead in the Realization of the Social and Peace Gospel of the Hebrew Prophets”

Israel Zangwill

#Voice Quotes #Age Quotes #Jerusalem Quotes

“Underneath the visible problems with reading and writing lies the deeper problem of 'illearnacy': an acquired disabling of learning courage and learning initiative.”

Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.275, A&C Black
“I could not think of being unkind, even to a mortal enemy. It would hurt me. I see so much unkindness in the world, and there is no excuse for me to add to it. When you love God, and when you see God in every soul, you cannot be mean. If someone behaves hurtfully toward you, think of the best ways to behave lovingly toward him...”
“If you come to France and you wear a veil, if you go to one of the administrative buildings, then that's not acceptable. If you don't want your wife to be examined by a male doctor, then you're not welcome here. France is a country that's open.”

Source : Interview with Charlie Rose, January 31, 2007.
“I find this curious - two photos from today, one edited so my skin is perfect and one real. remember flaws are ok.”
“To the liberal ideas of the age must be opposed the moral ideas of all ages.”
“The movies are an eruption of trash that has lamed the American mind and retarded Americans from becoming cultured people.”
“You're all I care about," I said. "No. And me. The person I am when I'm with you, the way I see myself and know myself. That person who lives only when I'm with you.”

Source : Scott Spencer (2010). “Endless Love”, p.143, Open Road Media
“I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.”

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