"It may be the case that [post-Holocaust] the authentic Jewish agnostic and the authentic Jewish believer are closer than at any previous time."

-- Emil Fackenheim

#Holocaust Quotes #May Quotes #Agnostic Quotes

“What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.”

Source : Robert F. Kennedy (1967). “The quotable Robert F. Kennedy”
“A language not based on universal symbols or sensations is gibberish, a pitfall of modern art, no longer modern.”
“The supply of good fellows is by no means in excess of the demand. A man has only to hoist the flag of hospitality to insure a very considerable amount of custom.”

Source : Robert Smith Surtees (1930). “The novels of R.S. Surtees”
“The Monkees are like the mafia. You're in for life. Nobody gets out.”
“Kirk Cousins is the future of the Washington Redskins.”
“It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I love my sneakers, but we're just talking about clothes.”
“Science is progressing at such a rapid rate that when you make a prediction and think you are ahead of your time by 100 years you may be ahead of your time by 10 at most.”

Source : "Some Szilardisms on War, Fame, Peace". Life magazine, Vol. 51, No. 9, p. 79, September 01, 1961.
“Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.”

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