"Jews are the intensive form of any nationality whose language and customs they adopt."

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Source : Emma Lazarus (2015). “The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume I: Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic”, p.28, Courier Corporation

Emma Lazarus

#Language Quotes #Form Quotes #Jew Quotes

“There is nothing more artistic than loving people.”
“The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.”
“We learn in the past, but we are not the result of that. We suffered in the past, loved in the past, cried and laughed in the past, but that's of no use in the present. The present has its challenges, its good and bad side. We can neither blame nor be grateful to the past for what is happening now. Each new experience of love has nothing whatsoever to do with past experiences. It's always new.”
“My paintings and sculptures, at first glance, may appear to be purely aesthetic; closer up, they are not. They hold a feeling of tentativeness, combined with a sense of arrival.”
“I have never understood disliking for war. It panders to instincts already catered for within the scope of any respectable domestic establishment.”
“I am a working woman with a secret life: I keep house.”

Source : Cheryl Mendelson (2005). “Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
“Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.”
“I'm taking (the training) a little more seriously than I normally would to speed up the process. I don't care if people say I was a surprise pick. I feel like it's an honor and the people who made the decision to put me on the team know what they are talking about. To play for your country is something you can hold on to the rest of your life.”

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