Mandy Patinkin

I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I…

— Mandy Patinkin

I was forced to lie to my father by doctors and relatives. I made that choice and agreed with them, and I…

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I just love, love going around and traveling and bringing the music to people. They just make you feel so happy that…

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In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said…

— Mandy Patinkin

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave…

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If you told me I could only do one thing, I would choose live concerts.

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I never publicise in advance what I'm going to be singing because I never quite know until I start. I often change…

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The great love of my life is music.

— Mandy Patinkin

I didn't think of myself as a singer. I'm an actor who recites words, and sometimes that happens to be on musical…

— Mandy Patinkin

Ted Cruz ,when he was running for president, was a huge 'Princess Bride' fan. He would quote the lines and, you know,…

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I can achieve that by personally relating the words that I am saying to something I have known in my life.

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If you stand too close to a painting - all you see are patches of color, if you stand too far back,…

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All great men usually are awakened by the great women in their lives. No matter what friction is there, if that relationship…

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I just want other people to know the kind of joy that I have in my life. I want other people to…

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The time it takes to get something done is the time it takes.

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If we can't keep our Palestinian neighbors and Muslim neighbors alive with good water and fresh air, we'll never get them to…

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Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.

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My whole life, I feel so blessed. I met my wife: I can't get over that I got so lucky. I have…

— Mandy Patinkin

Ted Cruz, who uses phrases like 'carpet-bombing' the people of ISIS and who said, after the incidents in Paris, that we need…

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I got married because I wanted to do something that was more than I understood, because my feelings were more than I…

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No one is going to beat the crap out of me more than me.

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My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a…

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I saw an interview that I did with someone, and I was horrified by it. And I said to my wife, 'This…

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Even if it's a wonderful life, you wanna go somewhere and see the way other people reflect on the world and the…

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I feel like I know so little, and I just hope I get to live so long. I came to puberty late;…

— Mandy Patinkin