Quotes by israeli authors

I had no lasting physical trauma nor a psychological one. Yet, it was hard to return to the old path. I found myself asking big questions: Why was my life spared? What is my purpose here? And it led me to a life of inquiry. Yossi Ghinsberg

Life Myself Me Path Old My Life Big Lasting Inquiry Physical Purpose Had Return Nor Led Questions Big Questions Psychological Spared Asking Hard Trauma Found Why Here

As to the Amazon itself, the transition from conservation to sustainable development was a huge awakening since conservation was a western concept and strategy to encourage the developing world to protect biodiversity resources for the sake of future generations and the wellbeing of the planet. Yossi Ghinsberg

Future World Sustainable Development Strategy Resources Future Generations Developing Generations Developing World Development Since Concept Protect Wellbeing Sake Amazon Encourage Western Huge Itself Sustainable Transition Planet Awakening Biodiversity Conservation

I'm not an expert on India-Pakistan relations, but, Pakistan is big enough without Kashmir and India too is big enough without Kashmir. Yossi Ghinsberg

Big Too Enough Relations India Without Big Enough Expert Kashmir Pakistan

I went to South America with the idea that I would be an explorer, that I'd find lost tribes, become one of them, marry the chief's daughter and find riches of gold. Yossi Ghinsberg

Daughter Become Lost Tribes Would Would-Be Find Marry Idea South South America Chief America Gold Them Riches Explorer

Every time I found an egg to eat, or when I survived a storm in which trees were collapsing all around me, I felt that it was Providence. I don't need to believe - I know. Yossi Ghinsberg

I definitely had some heated but extremely productive chats with screenwriter Justin Monjo, but while it's my story, it's their movie, so I have to allow for compression and poetic license. Yossi Ghinsberg

Extremely Definitely License Some Compression Poetic Allow Had Heated Movie Screenwriter Story While Justin Productive

Everyone at Arclight has been very supportive, professional, and warm, and working with producers Mike Gabrowy and Gary Hamilton has been a wonderful experience. Yossi Ghinsberg

Experience Wonderful Everyone Has-Been Supportive Hamilton Been Very Wonderful Experience Warm Mike Producers Working Professional Gary

I'd say that the only trauma I've suffered was existential. Yossi Ghinsberg

Say Only Existential Trauma Suffered

For two days I had the company of a girl. She appeared next to me. It was no less of a miracle if it was my imagination which had summoned her up, because it happened at the very moment I had broken down and given up. Yossi Ghinsberg

The corporate sector in my view is the most important since it is actively involved in the shaping of our life on the planet. The corporate world has the power and the means to influence politics and public trends. Yossi Ghinsberg

If you find your freedom, if you find something that cannot be taken from you, then you're free. If your freedom depends on what you have, or you position, or your security, or anything that is just passing, because those are just waves of things. Yossi Ghinsberg

You don't need too much to have an agenda of how to father. You just have to be a good person. The interactions at home between you and your spouse and the way you deal with your kids in certain situations, that's what they take. Yossi Ghinsberg

I think we suffer from certain alienation. We live on this planet, but we somehow have an idea that we're elevated from it, that we're not nature. We're a creature that manages nature and is superior and does whatever it wants. That creates a separation between humanity and the rest of the planet. Yossi Ghinsberg

Nazism promoted Germany from a low to a fantastic physical and ideological status. Yossi Sarid

Status Promoted Physical Ideological Germany Low Fantastic

I do not believe in the eternity of the spirit. That contradicts my ideology. Yossi Sarid

Ideology Believe Spirit Eternity

I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty. Yossi Sarid

Myself Stream Made Someone Determined Dirty Name Against Who Swim

Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again. Yotam Ottolenghi

Cheese Melted One Thing Eat Could Over Pasta The One Thing Again Thing

The differences between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur. Yotam Ottolenghi

Differences Between Pie Tart Blur

There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening. Yotam Ottolenghi

Better Think Cold Plenty Citrus Eating Hot Freshness Noodles Any Sweaty Use Chopsticks Unique Evening Herbs

A great fig should look like it's just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must be almost unctuously sweet, soft and wet. Yotam Ottolenghi