Mandy Patinkin Quotes

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Mandy Patinkin

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 30, 1952

Ted Cruz, who uses phrases like 'carpet-bombing' the people of ISIS and who said, after the incidents in Paris, that we need a war president, is using fear mongering and hate speech. As a citizen of the world, I'm very concerned that this kind of behavior is being cheered on by anyone. It only brings more pain and suffering.

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We need to learn to accept and certainly mourn any harm that comes to any human being on this earth. But we also need to not be vengeful.

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My favorite word was a word James Lapine used repeatedly in 'Sunday in the Park with George,' which was the word 'connect.' All I want to do is connect.

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I saw 'Hamilton' when it was at the Public, and I just wept profusely in my seat because this is a form I love deeply, and to watch it be reinvented in such a genius, gifted way and executed by such a brilliant company of human beings, I was overwhelmed with not just appreciation for the piece of work itself but for the possibility.

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If I have a tombstone when it's all over, it will say, 'He tried to connect.'

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I haven't a clue what's going to happen next, and I can't wait to find out.

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We must not allow the horrific actions of madmen to cut us off from our humanity.

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We must build relationships, get to know one another's children, open our arms rather than close our hearts.

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Only through loving and supporting one another, even in the face of unbearable pain and suffering, will this cycle of violence end.

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If you live close to an International Rescue Committee office in the United States, find out how you can assist a refugee family as they transition to American life. Invite a newly arrived family to your home for a welcoming meal. Listen to their hopes and dreams, and share your own.

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