"First know yourself, then you will begin to understand why things are as they are, and why life is as it is."

“Tikkun Olam Repair The World is simple, powerful, to the point and so professional sounding.”

“Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right”

“On the question of relating to our fellowman - our neighbor's spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.”

“We cannot depend on change, but we can depend on surprise. However, we cannot always depend on surprise either. This keeps us on our toes.”

“It is not enough to want to make the effort and to say we'll make the effort. We must actually make the effort. It's in the doing, not just the thinking, that we accomplish our goals. If we constantly put our goals off, we will never see them fulfilled. Someone put it this way: Live only for tomorrow, and you will have a lot of empty yesterdays today.”

“I suppose most writers are following Twain's advice to tackle what they know, and my own readings habits drew me to writers who seemed to be writing honestly from their own experiences, whether they presented it in the guise of fiction or not.”

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“Theology is a part of our lives. It's unavoidable. A thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and informed one.”

“When you get to be my age, you begin to count how many Mays you have left - the best time of year for flowers and birds in North America.”