Whatever the faults of the rabbis, consistency was not one of them.

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else.

Self-complacency is the companion of ignorance.

Judaism is absolutely incompatible with the abandonment of the Torah.

Ages employed in making history have no time for studying it.

I have been at war with parts of myself for so long

The ear tends to be lazy craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected the eye on the other hand tends to be impatient craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.

Twenty days ago my physio asked me if I was if I never think that I can win a Grand Slam or be in final of Grand Slam, and I said no.

What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know.

We really don't have a policy [on climate change]. There's a lot of rhetoric and not a lot of action.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

Protect your vision. Prevail over adversity. Persevere in the midst of turmoil. Passionately act upon your convictions. Purposely walk into the day.

It seems with every new day, we have a new veto threat from the president.