Of all the rabbinic sages of antiquity, perhaps none was more influential or famous than Rabbi Akiva.

We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government.

Marriage is about love, but it is not first and foremost about love. First and foremost, marriage is about continuity and transmission.

Bride and groom are not just two contracting parties but two loving and beloved companions, joined in establishing a home that will be nothing less than a source of immortality.

Education is a system designed to make you feel inferior, yet they encourage you to accept it in order to be superior

Anyone can spin a victory, it's a total loss that demands creativity

In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts.

Through play, children experience a greater confidence in their bodies, surroundings and themselves. They become familiar with what they can and cannot do.

Determination is the fuel that propels one to higher virtues.

...the whole universe is through and through the playing of love in every shade of the word's use, from animal lust to divine charity.

Oh, I've got the prettiest mother. I've got the nicest mother. That's what I tell everybody. I say I've got the sweetest mother in the world.

One advantage of getting older is knowing when to worry.

Does anyone smell roasting meat?' said Razo, 'Oh, wait, it's just Geric's face.

For we put the power in the people.