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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You cant expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them. – Theodore Bikel

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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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I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation. – Theodore Bikel

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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. – Epicurus

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The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed – it is a process of elimination. – Elbert Hubbard

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Reflexes and instincts are not pretty. It is their decoration that initiates art. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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