"My father is sure that Israel keeps the Holocaust from happening again. I worry that it might hasten its recurrence."

-- Ayelet Waldman

#Father Quotes #Israel Quotes #Worry Quotes

“We tell stories. We tell stories to pass the time, to leave the world for a while, or go more deeply into it. We tell stories to heal the pain of living.”

Source : Niall Williams (2014). “History of the Rain: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014”, p.176, A&C Black
“Debt is not intrinsically bad. But I make clear to my children that they should only borrow as much as they will be able to pay back.”
“If you are 26 years old and you're waking up under Star Wars sheets... the Force is not with you.”
“I go to the river from time to time to ponder over the crazy days in my life. Watch the river flow, ease my mind and soul where I go.”
“My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.”
“An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it.”

Source : Robert Morris Letter Book, Rosenbach Collection No. 33, 1943.
“If nations could only depend upon fair and impartial judgments in a world court of law, they would abandon the senseless, savage practice of war.”
“Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.”

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