After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not – or were not permitted to – read — Theodore Bikel
I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God’s purpose and God’s intent. — Theodore Bikel
I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder. — Theodore Bikel
I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family. — Theodore Bikel
Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered another country. — Theodore Bikel
For I firmly believe that jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized — Theodore Bikel
I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. — Theodore Bikel
I make no claim that jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the jewish song.. — Theodore Bikel
I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us — Theodore Bikel
I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to — Theodore Bikel
One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of — Theodore Bikel
No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation. — Theodore Bikel
No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations. — Theodore Bikel
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought — Theodore Bikel
You can’t expect the entire world to come to new york to see you. You have to travel to them. — Theodore Bikel
You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy on films. — Theodore Bikel
When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience. — Theodore Bikel
We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task. — Theodore Bikel
We jews have a special attachment to the book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory. — Theodore Bikel
Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples. — Theodore Bikel
Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered — Theodore Bikel
As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the arts and government. — Theodore Bikel
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. — Theodore Bikel