"There is never a Jewish community without its scholars, but where Jews may not be both intellectuals and Jews, they prefer to remain Jews."

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Source : Mary Antin (2013). “The Promised Land”, p.76, Courier Corporation

Mary Antin

#Community Quotes #May Quotes #Scholar Quotes

“I don't want to impress, I want to inspire.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 12, 2014
“I don't like to listen to music while I'm working.”
“Evidently, whatever else marriage might prevent, it was not a remedy for isolation of spirit.”
“Every artist that becomes famous has a team, and needs to convince someone to believe in them enough to have others rally around them to achieve stardom. If I can be that person, then I am happy to do it.”
“I love making stuff. There's a joy in having the first molecule of an idea, then testing it in front of audiences at secret shows that people only know about the day before. I videotape those, study them, enjoy being in the character and figuring out the movie.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you don't define the problem you'll never reach a painful solution.”
“The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting opportunities happen between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 PM Monday through Sunday. In these closing hours of the day we have a unique opportunity to plant the seeds of what could be and what should be. Take every opportunity you get.”
“I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor.”

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