Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions.

Years teach us more than books.

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.

In Nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird,-all is there for itself.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

To harbor hatred and animosity in the soul makes one irritable, gloomy, and prematurely old.

The silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.

I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha. Why is that so hard for my fellow Christians to grasp?

It's interesting how interesting uninteresting people get after a few drinks.

When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.

Genius is the art of taking pains

Trend is not destiny.

I'm in constant inner dialogue with my father still.

Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is a trail of beautiful memories.

I think I'm probably much better at the boots and pocket knife thing than I am at the high heels and martini thing.

Happy thou art not; for what thou hast not, still thou strivest to get; and what thou hast, forgettest.