Hanukkah Quotes - Page 2

• Still ours the dance, the feast, the glorious Psalm, The mystic lights of emblem, and the Word.

  Emma Lazarus

  Light, Psalms, Emblems

  Emma Lazarus (2015). “The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume II: Jewish Poems and Translations”, p.19, Courier Corporation

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• Happy". I had not heard that word since Mr. Milgrom spoke it at the last Hanukkah. I asked him the question that had been on my mind since then. "Tata, what is happy?" He looked at me and at the ceiling and back to me. "Did you ever taste an orange?" he said.

  Jerry Spinelli

  Orange, Mind, Ceilings

  Jerry Spinelli (2011). “Milkweed”, p.142, Hachette UK

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• ...A fuel-less flame is nothing but a wraith, However wrought, if unsustained by passion.

  Nick Gordon

  Passion, Flames, Fuel

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• A pet store is a celebration of dogs' existence and an explosion of options. About cats, a pet store seems to say, 'Here, we couldn't think of anything else.' Cats are the Hanukkah of the animal world in this way. They are feted quietly and happily by a minority, but there's only so much hoopla applicable to them.

  Sloane Crosley

  Dog, Cat, Animal

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• Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Reality, Belonging, Misfortunes

  "'Vol de Nuit' ('Night Flight')". Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1931.

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• Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration and thanksgiving for millions of Americans. And your joy during this season enriches the life of our great country. This year, Eid is celebrated at the same time as Hanukkah and Advent. So it's a good time for people of these great faiths, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, to remember how much we have in common: devotion to family, a commitment to care for those in need, a belief in God and His justice, and the hope for peace on earth.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Prayer, Inspiration

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• Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.

  Thucydides

  Strength, Peace, Military

  Thucydides (1979). “The Speeches of Pericles”, Burns & Oates

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• Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There's Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense.

  Matisyahu

  Wise, Song, Jesus

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• Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

  Rose Kennedy

  Adversity, Bird, Singing

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• I'm not against the Hanukkah songs. I like Hanukkah songs. I grew up with Hanukkah songs. I'm not opposed to Hanukkah or the songs that accompany it, at all.

  Howard Dean

  Song, Grew Up, Accompany

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• I have no religion because I was born and raised Jewish. And on the first night of Hanukkah, my parents, when I was very young, gave me a top to play with. They called it a dreidel. I knew it was a top. And as I looked at that top, I said, 'You know. I don't think I'm gonna be Jewish for very long.

  Lewis Black

  Night, Thinking, Play

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• Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition.

  Fred Melamed

  Christmas, Boys, Years

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• Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected with the [winter] solstice, occur near it: Ramadan, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

  John Silber

  Xmas, Holiday, Winter

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• I have excellent relationships with Jewish organizations and participate every year in a Hanukkah celebration with my family. There haven't been any anti-Semitic tendencies in my team for a long time.

  Viktor Yushchenko

  Team, Years, Organization

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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