I am not, and have never been, in favor of boycotting Israel.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?

I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.

By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films do battle for our very soul.

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words.

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel.

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations.

After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who could.

There are only two reasons why you leave someone you're still in love with - either it's the right thing to do, or it's the only thing to do.

Work hard, keep your nose clean, and just stick around.

I always fantasized about having a girl stand on my bar like in that movie Coyote Ugly, but I never thought it would happen.

When teaching, light a fire, don't fill a bucket.

Y'know, if those pews reclined, and the priests gave the Raiders scores I'd go to church every Sunday.

It's impossible to satisfy everyone, and I suggest we all stop trying.

One of the learning curves I'm not going to have is being a head coach.

As an artist, you reach for the pen that's full of blood.

"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."

I think perhaps I touch on a different passion in people. It’s not simple the passion of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion - it’s more romantic than sexual.