We do not correct the man we hang; we correct others by him.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

TeachingOne hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.

In the midst of events there is no perspective.

I'm deeply, deeply passionate about creating peace and well-being in the classroom, and well-being as a global nation.

Once you figure out what your own thing is it's all about trying to develop shows, programs that can, I guess, enhance what you already have and what you can add to Hollywood.

Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

- Tears don't become us. - What becomes us? - Action.

Painting is a jeu d'esprit.

Some people will never change.

I think my music is great for film, but I don't have the opportunity, or goesche to go and pitch myself to Hollywood.