Doubt Quote by Theodore Bikel

“No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations.”

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I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when I deem…

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We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

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On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.

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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…

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You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy on films. You're working for a laugh that may…

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Every actor wants to direct.

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Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples.

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Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not…

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But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.

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I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

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