My father felt that his world of ideas was too liberal for traditional rabbinical teachings, and he looked for a chance to find a way in life.

Don't be afraid to face the facts, and never lose your ability to ask the questions: Why? and How?

When I was a child of six or seven my father would show me the chapter in the prophet Isaiah where the name Immanuel is found; more than once he spoke to me of the faith he put in me.

If being in the NOW doesn’t work, don’t worry as there is always another one tomorrow!

Stories are how we connect. Evolution isn’t seriously about thumbs but about how we use language – that’s what raises us above dumb animals, right? Language?

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

The family unit is the most important organization in time or in eternity.

I've never said I'm immortal. I do believe in correct language. I'm eternal; I'm not immortal.

What you don't want to know about yourself wants to be known, which is why it keeps 'showing up' at your door unannounced!

When you go out to Hollywood, it's like, "Here's the book. It is what it is. It'll always stay the same."

A holiday isn't a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.

We have yet to beat our drums for birth control in the way we beat them for polio vaccine. We are still unable to put babies in the class of dangerous epidemics, even though this is the exact truth.

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.