"It's not how much or how little you have that makes you great or small, but how much or how little you are with what you have."

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Source : Samson Raphael Hirsch (1962). “Horeb: A Philosophy of Jewish Laws and Observations”, London : Soncino Press

Samson Raphael Hirsch

#Littles Quotes #Judaism Quotes

“People keep asking "Jacob or Edward?" when the really important question is "Diamond Dave or Sammy?”
“No matter our age, our circumstances, or abilities... Each one of us can create something remarkable with our lives.”
“Part of what makes you great as a young player can hurt you at the end of your career, in terms of you need a certain amount of ego, a certain amount of arrogance to be able to play well and to push yourself and trick yourself into thinking you're better than you really are.”
“Some will say: "Why should we celebrate the birth of colonialism, of oppression, of cultural genocide through Canada 150?" It's 2017. In spite of the genocide we faced via the residential school system, and all we have endured from colonialism and control, from 1876 to this day, we're still here. We need to show the country and the world that we are still here.”
“As long as our brain is a mystery, the universe, the reflection of the structure of the brain will also be a mystery.”

Source : Charlas de Cafe
“Our normal human tendencies are distraction and dissipation. We begin one task, then get seduced by some other option, and lose our focus. We drift away from what is difficult and we know to be true, to what is comfortable and socially condoned.”
“With the media, I could be quick and ugly and critical. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve.”
“Science sees signs; Poetry, the thing signified. Co-author with his brother Julius Hare.”

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