I feel very privileged indeed to be appointed to be the next Chief Rabbi.

Full and unhesitating implementation of the report's findings must now follow. I call upon the Labour Party to guarantee that there will be zero tolerance of antisemitism.

Britain has been good to the Jews, and the Jews have been good for Britain.

Rabbi means teacher, and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

'Rabbi' means 'teacher, ' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

Ethics, politics and psychology are all far more difficult to understand now that we know the depths to which human nature can sink.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Live. Laugh. Love.

Definitely an intelligence in the light of the heart. In yoga, we refer to this as the heart center - right behind the breastbone, and visualize it as a golden candle flame of light and spirit.

What I really want, and what I never get - is to be appreciated.

That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.

Decent people shouldn't live here. They'd be happier some place else.

I'm a really cautious person, so I don't let myself get into near-death experiences. I'm not into the idea of skydiving or anything.

In fact, I had previously helped train one of the FBI agents who searched my apartment.

I'd love to do a musical. I have a little list of them in my head.

I love Apocalypse Now because it's a war movie, but yet it's not really a movie about war.