Allen Ginsberg War Quotes


I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 77
I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song of my neighbor. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 73
I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when I deem it to be wrong. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 71
Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 63
I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 62
I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 59
One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that way. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 57
But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 56
No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 55
What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is mine. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 53
Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 51
I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 51
Every actor wants to direct. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 49
While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is serious doubt whether the Zionist movement can be said to be an ongoing proposition, fragmented as its components are in ideology and in practice. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 49
I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 46
I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 42
Audiences are audiences. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 41
I am not, and have never been, in favor of boycotting Israel. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 38
You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 38
No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 36
We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 32
If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 31
I always sang, I always acted, I always played. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 30
After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not – or were not permitted to – read, were given sermons by the few who could. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 26
When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience. Theodore Bikel Uncategorized 25

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