"This Moses, I say, this man of old time, whose existence and character you are trying to elucidate, matters to nobody but scholars like you."

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Source : "Selected Essays by Ahad Ha'am". Book by Ahad Ha'am, 2005.

Ahad Ha'am

#Character Quotes #Men Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I alternate between feeling incredibly lucky that I've gotten away with almost everything I wanted to do, and feeling like I've been shafted.”
“The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of honor than its conqueror.”
“The only thing I did at RKO of any note was lose my Texas accent.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Arya lifted her gaze from the dead man and his dead dog. Jaqen H'ghar was leaning up against the side of the Wailing Tower. When he saw her looking, he lifted a hand to his face and laid two fingers casually against his cheek.”
“Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.”
“Am I the kind of person I want my eternal companion to be?”
“My life and my plan wasn't very good, but at least it was my plan. It got to that point that I just couldn't stand it any more.”

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“I don't feel any real animosity towards critics when they write negative things. I think some are more perceptive than others. Some are very knowledgeable about painting. But it isn't something I have any influence over, so there isn't any point in worrying about it.”

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