One of the pleasures of being a Jew, I don't have to tell you, it allows you anti-Semitism.

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I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me.

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Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly.

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What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams . . . and what we do to make them come about.

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By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or wrong, you don't hesitate.

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In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.

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I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive.

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My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these terrible things about fellow Jews and she can't.

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I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone calls and a two hour lunch. Poof, gone. They are not infrequent.

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I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have read everything and have musical training and they are still dorks.

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