Theodore Bikel

For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel.

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.

There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it.

I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.