"I did not want vocal groups. I was not interested in singing with a group because there's too much problem with groups in the first place."

“When I was a kid you always heard about the Israeli army and you always heard about this tiny little country and how everyone around them wants them gone, and every time somebody comes after them they take care of business. And so as a Jewish kid you were proud of that.”

“Tall windows show Infinity; And, hard reality, The candles weep and pry and dance Like lives mocked at by Chance. The rooms are vast as Sleep within; When once I ventured in, Chill Silence, like a surging sea, Slowly enveloped me.”

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you daven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.”

“A vacation should be just long enough that your boss misses you, and not long enough for him to discover how well he can get along without you.”

“In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedom—disturbing thoughts arise and go without leaving a trace. That is basic meditation.”

“I think you only see experiences as defining moments with distance.”

“If horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing must be the sport of queens.”

“[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or in any other - also for diction. Her words paint.”