We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.

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But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I...

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I...

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that...

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that...

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of...

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of...

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot...

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot...

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and...

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and...

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You...

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You...

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is...

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is...

Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us...

Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us...

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

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

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism...

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism...

Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France,...

Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France,...

Every actor wants to direct.

Every actor wants to direct.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed...

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed...