Hanukkah Quotes
30 quotes by 27 authors
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To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.
— Walt Whitman
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Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Still ours the dance, the feast, the glorious Psalm, The mystic lights of emblem, and the Word.
— Emma Lazarus
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Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration and thanksgiving…
— George W. Bush
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Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart
— Hannah Szenes
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The miracle, of course, was not that the oil for the sacred light - in a little cruse - lasted as long as they say;…
— Charles Reznikoff
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Now, near the Winter Solstice, it is good to light candles. All the nice meanings of bringing light to the world can be beautiful. But…
— Ralph Levy
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We have focused on the miracle-thing and I think we often overlook the message of Hanukkah. To me, the core of the holiday is the…
— Ralph Levy
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President Obama held a ceremony at the White House to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. In response, Republicans said, 'It's even worse than we…
— Conan O'Brien
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Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is…
— Fred Melamed
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...A fuel-less flame is nothing but a wraith, However wrought, if unsustained by passion.
— Nick Gordon
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Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
— Gautama Buddha
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The proper response, as Hanukkah teaches, is not to curse the darkness but to light a candle.
— Irving Greenberg
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Hanukkah is...the festival of lights, instead of one day of presents, we get eight crazy nights
— Adam Sandler
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Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected with the [winter]…
— John Silber
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Just as Hanukkah candles are lighted one by one from a single flame, so the tale of the miracle is passed from one man to…
— Judah Leon Magnes
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On this lovely, lovely Hanukkah, drink your gin and tonica.
— Adam Sandler
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That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's…
— Lawrence Kushner
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A pet store is a celebration of dogs' existence and an explosion of options. About cats, a pet store seems to say, 'Here, we couldn't…
— Sloane Crosley
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
— Rose Kennedy
Who Wrote These Hanukkah Quotes
27 authors contributed a total of 30 Hanukkah Quotes, led by these top contributors: