The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons.

If you won't be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?

Let the good in me connect with the good in others, until all the world is transformed through the compelling power of love.

You are wherever your thoughts are, make sure your thoughts are where you want to be.

Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.

Always wear a smile. The gift of life will then be yours to give.

Get into the habit of singing a tune. It will give you new life and fill you with joy. Get into the habit of dancing. It will displace depression and dispel hardship.

The Exodus from Egypt occurs in every human being, in every era, in every year, and in every day.

Seek the good in everyone, and reveal it, bring it forth.

It is a great mitzvah to be happy always.

While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.

It’s not about the elimination of fear. Rather it’s about the elimination of the feeling that the elimination of fear is necessary before we take the next step.

Your eyes will always be closer to your soul than to any other part of your body except the heart.

In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty.

Ability to think, like the violin or piano, requires daily practice

Initially, when I was first starting as a musician, I was a very nationalistic figure and I used to believe in doing a lot of national songs. I would always have a national song in the albums I did.

If there wasn't anything to find out, it would be dull. Even trying to find out and not finding out is just as interesting as trying to find out and finding out; and I don't know but more so.

Say exactly what you mean. Enough said.

I don't want to be the only survivor on the island with no smoke.

Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them - the one, in fact, which is not a mask.

Activity is the enemy of investment returns.