Flirting with death is the spice of life.

Death is not a self-evident phenomenon. The margins between life and death are socially and culturally constructed, mobile, multiple, and open to dispute and reformulation.

Aging is fraught with difficulties, most particularly for women who have been socialized to think of youth as beauty and the female role as reproduction.

People make you retract spoken words but they do not understand [know] that speech is a record, so how can anyone retract it?

You are only plagued with stress in moments of conflict because you are arrogant, and believe others are transgressing by having unfavorable thoughts about you.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.

I have always been a softie, and I fight it with every fiber of my being. Sadly, my being's fibers need to hit the gym.

The urge to revolt is one of the essential dimensions of human nature.

I think going from laughing to crying to laughing to crying - making those quick turns adds years to your life.

The following sentiments are illustrative of the philosophy of the Talmud: "Love peace and pursue it at any cost."

Benjamin Franklin said it best, 'Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.'

Life's a journey, not a destination.

America is or should be about inclusion. Immigrants like muslims don't and can't fit the white European mold that prevailed in this country 50 years ago.