Lionel Trilling Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere. – Lionel Trilling Conscious Quotes Jew Quotes Swimming Quotes Touched Quotes Walking Quotes Wind Quotes This is the great vice of academicism, that it is concerned with ideas rather than with thinking. Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.
Felicity Kendal I have to say I am a ‘Strictly’ fan, which is why I am in it. I’ve always watched it for years. I am not an ‘X Factor’ fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate. – Felicity Kendal
Sergey Galitsky When you make money, it’s natural to enjoy all the benefits it offers. – Sergey Galitsky
Tahar Ben Jelloun In the ’70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they’d take my passport away. – Tahar Ben Jelloun
Raheem Sterling There’s a perception in certain parts of the media that I love ‘bling.’ I love diamonds. I love to show off. I really don’t understand where that comes from. – Raheem Sterling
Duff McKagan I started playing in punk-rock bands and touring when I was 15, so I missed high school. – Duff McKagan
Masha Gessen The thing about the Russian secret police and the Soviet secret police is that one never leaves the secret police. Once a KGB man, always a KGB man. – Masha Gessen
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