Food is sort of like the Jewish sense of humor, a defense mechanism. It is one of the things that helped the Jews survive through 2, 000 years of an often very harsh Diaspora.

Throughout history, Hanukkah was a relatively minor festival, but it's become very popular in America due to its proximity to Christmas.

The knish is a classic example of peasant food evolving into comfort food and even sophisticated fare.

You Never Have To Worry About Anything, If You Just Tell The Truth.

This world tainted everything it touched, and nothing good was left—could be left – beneath its menacing gaze.

Hard work does not guarantee success, but no work guarantees failure.

In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all.

I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between gigs, now I just like to do stand-up gigs as much as I can.

There are really only two positions one can take toward anything in life: hope or fear. Hope strengthens, fear kills.

The last couple of practices, all we've been doing is a lot of defensive things. We've been going over some drills that make all of us have to communicate.

I'm an emotional creature. I make music to express that.

Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed (from friendship). [Lat., Assentatio, vitiorum adjutrix, procul amoveatur.]

Loving-kindness is the better part of goodness.