Yiddish Words Quotes

#1. Who needed drugs when winning felt this good?

Melissa Landers

#2. Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love being Jewish in L.A.; it feels really normal. The culture seems to be integrated into Hollywood. Everyone uses Yiddish words like 'schlep' and 'schmooze.' That's what I love about New York, too.

Hannah Ware

#3. As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in line with the old Lerner and Lowe song, that it would actually benefit both them and society if - to quote Professor Higgins - a woman could be more like a man.

Julie Burchill

#4. They think thee mad? I'll show thou mad, my lord.

Phar West Nagle

#5. Lies, lies are the place where darkness grows.

Kami Garcia

#6. God's self-revelation to humanity does not occur from the centers of world power but in the margins of society.

Miguel A. De La Torre

#7. For a woman to be considered a celebrated beauty is not exactly a bad thing. I think we have to say that in all reality.

Raquel Welch

#8. Movies are so weird. I don't believe anything until it's already done.

Rex Smith

#9. The Bible isn't about people trying to discover God, but about God reaching out to find us.

John R.W. Stott

#10. Bringing you 'raisins and almonds' and words (from a Yiddish lullaby

Rona Simmons

#11. There are nineteen words in Yiddish that convey gradations of disparagement, from a mild, fluttery helplessness to a state of downright, irreconcilable brutishness. All of them can be usefully employed to pinpoint the kind of individuals I write about.

S.J Perelman

#12. He looked up at the reddening sky and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "You put me to shame, Seraphina. Your bravery always has."
"It's not bravery; it's bullheaded bumbling."
He shook his head, staring off into the middle distance. "I know courage when I see it, and when I lack it.

Rachel Hartman