Norman Finkelstein Quotes

I think one of the problems when we discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict is people talk too much in terms of, 'What's your preference?,' like politics is a Chinese menu - I'll take one from column A and two from column B. That's not what politics is about.

Norman Finkelstein

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I seem to have tireless energy when I get involved in things, on an almost OCD basis, which is a good way to do things because if you're gonna do something, you'd better make sure you do it well.

Jimmy Page

GoodEnergyBetterYouWaySeem

At the age of two-and-a-half, I was run down by a truck. I had gone rogue in the house while my mother was bathing my sister. I went outside and met a friend who promised me candy. Afterward, I walked back by myself across the road where I fell down in the street. A 15-year-old boy delivering bread struck me down.

Trudie Styler

FriendMotherAgeMyselfMeSister

Throughout my entire life, I constantly tried to fight normality. I hate it. I hate the idea of it. I hate routine. I hate anything that feels remotely regular or right.

Tom Odell

LifeHateFightRoutineRightIdea

As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind.

Rodman Philbrick

MindWritingYoungNeverKids

I was named Rohan from the great West Indian cricketer Rohan Kanhai.

Rohan Marley

GreatWestIndianNamed

And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.

Minoru Yamasaki

JoySocietyFeelEverythingDelight

If you're a cartoon character or most TV characters, sure, you'll fight, because the punches are juicy-sounding and they don't leave marks. But in real life, if somebody punches you in the eye, it doesn't make any noise and your eye is swollen for, like, six months. It's a nightmare to get punched in the eye.

Louis C. K.

LifeCharacterFightEyeYouLeave

I rarely step on sidewalk cracks. I don't wear a watch. I touch my favorite tree before going on long trips.

Louise Erdrich

TreeStepLongTouchWearGoing

If you're not careful to think and speak words of faith, worry will creep in, and it will not only steal your peace and joy, it will steal your 'today.' The present is the greatest gift God ever gives us. So hold on to the peace that's yours in Christ. Don't let it go.

Joyce Meyer

GodFaithTodayPeaceWordsJoy

Going home must be like going to render an account.

Joseph Conrad

HomeGoing HomeGoingMustLike

If Barack Obama goes on to win the election, there will be plenty of ink and video spent on chronicling the historic nature of the turnout among young voters and African-Americans. But as important as both constituencies have been to Obama - particularly in the primaries - it's Hispanics that could be putting him over the top on Nov. 4.

Chuck Todd

NatureWinElectionImportantYoung

Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud.

Boyle Roche

SkyWillSmellRatAirSee

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