"I have had a lot of blessed, interesting things happen to me and have bumped up against some amazing people."

“I'm going to enjoy every second, and I'm going to know I'm enjoying it while I'm enjoying it. Most people don't live; they just race. They are trying to reach some goal far away on the horizon, and in the heat of the going they get so breathless and panting that they lose sight of the beautiful, tranquil country they are passing through; and then the first thing they know, they are old and worn out, and it doesn't make any difference whether they've reached the goal or not.”

Source : Jean Webster (2016). “Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated”, p.90, Jester House Publishing

“You don't want money to make you a social freak where you can only hang out with rich people.”

“As I let go of the past, the past let go of me.”

“Provided they live a worthy life, both those who choose to dwell in the midst of noise and hubbub and those who dwell in monasteries, mountains and caves can achieve salvation. Solely because of their faith in Him God bestows great blessings on them. Hence those who because of their laziness have failed to attain salvation will have no excuse to offer on the day of judgment. For He who promised to grant us salvation simply on account of our faith in Him is not a liar.”

“A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.”

Source : "The Arab Role in Making Peace" by Edgar M. Bronfman, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 3, 2010.

“I can literally hear you getting fatter.”

“Let us then blend everything: love, religion, genius, with sunshine, perfume, music, and poetry.”

“I want to drink life to the dregs, to enlarge myself to the absolute limits of my being - and to strive for a society in which everyone -regardless of race, creed, color and especially religious conviction - has the same exhilarating raison d'être, and the same opportunity to fulfill it.”