I have also written a book about the Giving of the Torah, and a book on the Days of Awe, and a book on the books of Israel that have been written since the day the Torah was given to Israel.

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.

Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.

Sometimes small things lead to great joys.

On everything you need to hear other people's opinions. It's the only way to do things. You ask a friend's advice and then between the two of you things somehow get clearer.

It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.

But perhaps the truth newly discovered is itself only temporary and when new discoveries are made these truths too will be abandoned. But one truth remains for ever, and that is the search for truth.

Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.

A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home.

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

The one who forgives never brings up the past to that person's face. When you forgive, it's like it never happened. True forgiveness is complete and total.

No gossip ever dies away entirely if many people voice it: it too is a kind of divinity.

People who live in glass houses have to wash their windows all the time.

Nothing matters except life and the love you make.

A split second later, my life flashed before my eyes, and I came to one important conclusion about it. It was fun while it lasted.

If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!

When you're working on a script, every word that's on the page, somebody has to read it. Make every word count in your stories.

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.

American football makes rugby look like a Tupperware party.