1810 quotes by israeli authors for you to enjoy

I was born in Jerusalem in 1939 to a poor family that shared a rented four-room apartment with two additional families and their children. Ada Yonath

Family Additional Born Shared Families Children Apartment Poor Jerusalem Two

During my time I had some very difficult years, and I had very pronounced competition, all by men. Ada Yonath

Time Competition Men Difficult Some My Time Had Years Very

From the age of 11, I was cleaning floors, washing dishes, making sandwiches and being a cashier. Survival was the name of the game. Life was so hard that I had to struggle to keep up my standards. Under these conditions, I didn't think about science too much. Ada Yonath

Life Game Struggle Survival Cleaning Science Age Too Much Think Too About Had Name Making Conditions Up Being Dishes Much Sandwiches Hard Standards Washing Keep Floors

Even if I tried to fill up the stadium in Ramat Gan, I don't think I could. Ada Yonath

Think Tried Could Up Stadium Even Fill

I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books. Ada Yonath

Father Books Background Religious Born Rather Did Rabbi Poor Jerusalem

For quite a while, I didn't receive a higher academic status. I didn't feel any discrimination against me as a woman scientist, but I hadn't produced a lot of science journal articles. Ada Yonath

Me Science Woman Status Higher Journal Feel Academic Scientist Lot Discrimination Articles Any Quite Quite A While While Against Produced Receive

When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore. At the end of the year, I gave her the sketchbook. For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams. Alber Elbaz

Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress. I have it in one color, in one fabric. I've tried to adapt the culture of couture, and the know-how and the heritage, but I try to update it. Alber Elbaz

Culture Try Every Heritage Collection Tried Fabric Dress Color Almost Know-How Couture References Update Same Different Coat Two Adapt

Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn't always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for - do we design for the screen, or do we design for women? Alber Elbaz

Good Feel Good Women Looking Whatever Design Find Feel Look Looking Good Always Times Screen Body Who Many

If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility. Alber Elbaz

I used to hate L.A., but I met such a great group of people there that I fell in love with it. Alber Elbaz

Love Great Hate People Met Group Fell Used

I am very much a people person. Alber Elbaz

People People Person Am Very Person Much

I think a good designer can exist everywhere and anywhere and all the time. It's all about being good, and I think that our job basically is to make women and men look good. Alber Elbaz

Time Good Women Job Men Think Our Everywhere About Look Make Exist Women And Men Being Anywhere Designer Basically

It's a major job to help men and women look beautiful. Alber Elbaz

Beautiful Women Job Men Men And Women Major Look Help

I hate the word 'cool.' It gives me a rash. Alber Elbaz

Me Hate Word Rash Gives Cool

The worst thing that can happen is if you're stuck within a bubble and you think that is what life is all about. It's great to see other people and hear from people of different ages and opinions. Alber Elbaz

Fashion is not enough anymore. It's not just about what you wear. I mean, I don't know how many women can afford to take the time to come to Paris for three fittings. Alber Elbaz

Time Fashion You Women Three Enough Wear About Paris Take Come Know How Afford Just Anymore Mean Many

I want to know where is that committee in Switzerland that sits to decide what is in and what is out. I don't listen to the formula makers. I think maybe I have a selective hearing disorder. Alber Elbaz

Think Out Selective Know Makers Hearing Committee Listen Maybe Where Want Decide Formula Disorder Switzerland

I always say that women are very strong and men are powerful. But beauty gives you both strength and power. I never think of it. It's just one of those natural things. It's the only thing I know how to do. Alber Elbaz

Strength You Women Natural Strong Men Power Beauty Think Say Those Only Gives Both Never Powerful Know Always How Women Are Very Just The Only Thing Just One Thing Things

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