Theodore Bikel

Quotes by Theodore Bikel

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American actor and folk musician · American · 1924–2015

Austrian-American actor and folk musician (1924–2015)

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

“Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?”

“In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace.”

“I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.”

“You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them.”

“It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'”

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“By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films do battle for our very soul.”
— Theodore Bikel
inspirational-attitude

“All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.”
— Theodore Bikel
Strong Justice Power

“I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.”
— Theodore Bikel
Family I Am Human

“Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?”
— Theodore Bikel
Study Know Epistemology

“You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them.”
— Theodore Bikel
World New York You

“No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.”
— Theodore Bikel
Past Language Humankind

“It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'”
— Theodore Bikel
Queen Surviving Last

“In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace.”
— Theodore Bikel
City Mind Serious

“I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.”
— Theodore Bikel
Respect Hate World