“His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of t...” — Mary Antin Quote

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.

One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue.

You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses.

The czar was always sending us commands - you shall not do this and you shall not do that - till there was very little left that we might do, except pay tribute and die.

In general, I think it's an advantage politically to keep people guessing.

Anytime I can get out there on the court, I get better. I learn the game, I learn the speed, I learn the different movements, and I'm a smart player. So, I get used to it. I know what I can take advantage of to be useful.

My friends, we all improvise together usually. So we write what I think is a good script but always leave a lot of room to find stuff on the day; and we always do find something. That's the advantage to having actors who are, in their own right, writers.

Unfortunately, in collective bargaining one party or the other too often tries to gain an advantage - a bargain, like buying something in a store for less than it is worth.