Quote by Theodore Bikel
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them – unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event. – Theodore Bikel

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I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasnt doing. – Theodore Bikel

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Beauty
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In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israels side and a serious obstacle to peace. – Theodore Bikel

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Peace
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To catch a husband is an art to hold him is a job. – Simone de Beauvoir

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God and other artists are always a little obscure. – Oscar Wilde

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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. – Oscar Wilde

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I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement. – Elia Kazan

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