Ruth Westheimer Quotes

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Ruth Westheimer

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : June 4, 1928

I hear you younger people saying how many friends they have on the Internet. That's nonsense. That's not friends, that's acquaintances. The word 'friendship' has lost its significance.

Ruth Westheimer

My son told me to stop singing 'Happy Birthday' when he was 4.

Ruth Westheimer

A lesson taught with humor is a lesson retained.

Ruth Westheimer

At first I was against Internet dating because there are some inherent risks, but I've seen so many happy couples who've met on the Internet that I've changed my mind.

Ruth Westheimer

When you feel yourself being critical, whether it is of yourself or another person, stop yourself. Look for positive aspects to admire.

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There are times when you should never give a cheater a second chance, but there also are exceptions.

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If not for the Kindertransport, I would not be here today.

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Young and older people need to learn relationships take time and effort.

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It's good to be a widow in New York, because I can do something every night.

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We just do not know what is normal.

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Yes, for me Hanukkah is very sad. But the life force that's in me makes it a wonderful holiday, too.

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If someone has gone through a lot of emotional pain, including the loss of loved ones, that person may try to build a shell around his or her feelings to protect him- or herself from the pain.

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I have some afflictions, like diabetes 2, but I take care. I sleep well.

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At the age of 16 I immigrated to Palestine from Europe, where I became a member of the Haganah, the main underground army of the Jews.

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I'm old-fashioned and a square.

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I have in my bones, and in my blood, the knowledge that you have to help the people who are persecuted.

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Travel has always been one of the best ways to make new memories and reconnect with your loved ones.

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Before I became an orphan of the Holocaust my early family life was stable. I grew up as a German Jew in Frankfurt, and I was in a household with two loving parents and an adoring grandmother who spoiled me. My mother helped my father in their wholesale business and they went to synagogue every Friday.

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My mother was a very quiet woman and people say that she didn't get much of a chance to talk because my grandmother and I talked so much.

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I would never have dreamt that I would live in this country and that we would see swastikas painted at the door of a psychology professor at Columbia University.

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