Herman Wouk Quotes - Page 2

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• The American people are not cowardly. But, living in prosperous isolation, they have been the spoiled children of modern history.

  Herman Wouk

  Children, America, People

  Herman Wouk (1986). “Winds of War”, Pocket

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• Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good.

  Herman Wouk

  War, Alaska, Wind

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• The Talmud: Heart's Blood of the Jewish Faith.

  Herman Wouk

  Heart, Blood, Jewish Faith

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• I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of it.

  Herman Wouk

  Jewish Tradition, Inheritance, Wealth

  Time Magazine, September 05, 1955.

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• Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you will later on, more and more.

  Herman Wouk

  Thinking, Hours, Our Lives

  Herman Wouk (1951). “The Caine mutiny: a novel of World War II.”, Garden City

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• This is an excellent martini — sort of tastes like it isn't there at all, just a cold cloud.

  Herman Wouk

  Clouds, Taste, Cold

  "The Winds of War". ABC miniseries, 1983.

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• Strange, isn't it, that warfare has come down to fencing with complicated toys that only a few seedy scholars can make or understand.

  Herman Wouk

  War, Toys, Strange

  Herman Wouk (1986). “Winds of War”, Pocket

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• ... a war always ends.

  Herman Wouk

  War, Ends

  Herman Wouk (1986). “Winds of War”, Pocket

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• I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans.

  Herman Wouk

  Men, Pressure, Machinery

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• The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.

  Herman Wouk

  Long, Giving, Mind

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• My two sons speak Hebrew, and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.

  Herman Wouk

  Son, Two, Literature

  Herman Wouk (1970). “This is my God: the Jewish way of life”, Touchstone

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