"It's the side-by-side culture of the Talmud I like so much. 'On the one hand' and 'on the other hand' is frustrating for people seeking absolute faith, but for me it gives religion an ambidextrous quality that suits my temperament."

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Source : Jonathan Rosen (2001). “The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey Between Worlds”, p.85, A&C Black

Jonathan Rosen

#Hands Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“These are the kind of things I always zero in. When I was in Rwanda, it was the same thing. You're always zeroing in those details. Not just always the bodies, but what makes up the human being.”
“Things happen and you live and you learn.”
“There's a weighing kind of overemphasis on sexuality, which disempowers music generally, because it silences all the other voices; it makes music a very powerless force for changing the world.”
“What you aim for, as an actor, is to be able to play a range of different roles.”
“User experience is everything. It always has been, but it's undervalued and underinvested in. If you don't know user-centered design, study it. Hire people who know it. Obsess over it. Live and breathe it. Get your whole company on board.”
“If one day you have to choose between the world and love, remember this: If you choose the world youâ€™ll be left without love, but if you choose love, with it you will conquer the world”
“Live life on your own path. Everybody's got something different. You can't keep up with all those people, so you better keep up with yourself.”
“There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing...when we save our children, we save ourselves”

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