"I must say that, on the whole, I prefer fiction to poetry."

“It was a though we’d been living for a year in a dense grove of old trees, a cluster of firs, each with its own rhythm and character, from whom our bodies had drawn not just shelter but perhaps even a kind of guidance as we grew into a family.”

“The spirit in which the offer was made must of necessity contribute to improving and alleviating the situation of the Jewish people without our renouncing one iota of the great principles upon which our movement is based.”

“I'm a Christian - I really don't believe in UFOs.”

“Rabbi means teacher, and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.”

“The air of summer was sweeter than wine.”

“At the end of the day, if you don't identify with the main characters, no television show will work.”

“God is constantly creating anew. And God also, invites us to be re-created and join the work of God as co-(re)creators. . . . Imagine the Kingdom of God as the creative process of God reengaging in all that we know and experience. . . . When we employ creativity to make this world better, we participate with God in the recreation of the world.”

“If we don't get this economy going, the numbers that represent this stimulus package are going to be small compared to the loss of revenue to the federal government for our economy.”

Source : "The Call" with Trish Regan, www.cnbc.com. February 9, 2009.