Quotes by israeli authors

I sound like a racist, a benighted man or a xenophobe, but I'm motivated by love for my country and the knowledge that I don't have another country. Eli Yishai

Love Knowledge Man Country Like Another Sound Motivated

There has always been this feeling among the religious public of, 'Why can't we all unite?' Shas, UTJ, Jewish Home... But, of course, the differences between the political parties in practice are too big to bridge. Eli Yishai

I walk around haredi neighborhoods freely, and I actually receive a lot of positive responses from people. Eli Yishai

Positive People Walk Neighborhoods Responses Freely Around Lot Actually Receive

One must know to lose honorably. Eli Yishai

Lose Honorably Must Know

I worked in a boutique after work, my second job, selling women's clothes. And that was a way of not just making money but meeting women. That was very exciting job. I loved that job. Elie Tahari

Work Women Money Job Clothes Meeting Way Exciting Making Making Money Selling Very Just After Loved Worked Second

Financially I'm comfortable. But life has a lot more in store for me. Elie Tahari

Life Me Financially More Comfortable Lot Store

I had to succeed. Failure means I would have to be homeless again. Elie Tahari

Failure Would Had Again Succeed Means Homeless

Automation is good, so long as you know exactly where to put the machine. Eliyahu Goldratt

Good You Long Automation Machine Exactly Put Know Where

Every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit. Eliyahu Goldratt

Sky Situation Every Limit Improved Substantially Even

Conditions impact the behaviour of people. Eliyahu Goldratt

People Impact Conditions Behaviour

To be a good manager, a manager tries to constantly fight to reduce waste. Eliyahu Goldratt

Good Fight Good Manager Tries Constantly Reduce Manager Waste

Every conflict can be removed. Eliyahu Goldratt

Conflict Every

I call myself an educator. Eliyahu Goldratt

Myself Call Educator

Growth becomes less important than stability; we have to give people changes slowly. Eliyahu Goldratt

People Important Changes Slowly Give Becomes Than Stability Less Growth

You need collaboration of its people; it's the only way to improve a company - can you ignore that? You need a win-win for every sub-group, which will ensure exponential growth for a company. Eliyahu Goldratt

You People Will Every Collaboration Way Ensure Win-Win Only Improve Which Ignore Exponential Company Growth Need

I always have a story in my head that needs to be written, or at least I think I do. But I usually can't find the time to write it. Etgar Keret

Time Needs Think Find Write Written Head Always Least Story

I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than an actual course in which you learn writing skills. This support group is extremely important because there is something very lonely about writing. Etgar Keret

You People Writing Lonely Important Group Meeting Extremely See Classes Some About Something More Write Support Learn Sort Course Because Very Than Which Skills Who Actual

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew? Etgar Keret

Writer Feel Obsessed Most Identity Because Does Always Issue Friends American Closer Mean Them Jew Jewish

I used to feel that if I say something's wrong, I have to say how it could be made right. But what I learned from Kurt Vonnegut was that I could write stories that say I may not have a solution, but this is wrong - that's good enough. Etgar Keret

Good Made Enough Say Solution Something Could Write Wrong Feel Learned How Kurt May Stories Used Right

In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory. Etgar Keret

You Army Writing Space Way Recovering Feel Territory Private Violated

What you experience in the army, aged 18 to 21, is what you take through all your life. You cross invisible lines: you shoot someone, get shot, break into people's houses. It's naive to think you won't carry anything into your life. Etgar Keret

I have to admit that talking authoritatively about my students' stories can make me feel, at times, like an astronaut who has just landed on a new planet and insists on giving guided tours to its inhabitants. Etgar Keret

The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself. Etgar Keret

Myself Me Writing Emotions Touch Write Puts Dialogue Reason