"The world invited me many places."

-- Leon Wieseltier

“Each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. It is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented.”
“In the late hours of the night, befriend the prayer mat.”
“Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions.”
“But what I really believe is education is a key to pretty much everything - prosperity, economics, peace, stability.”
“The power of god has given men the ability to realize that he does not exist.”
“The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one.”
“We can be exposed to HIV many times without being chronically infected. Our immune system will get rid of the virus within a few weeks, if you have a good immune system.”

Source : Interview with Kit Melamed, maisonneuve.org. 2004.
“In Silence the heart illumines; veil after veil is removed.In the heart shines the Light of Love.When the Light of Love is seen shining within your heart you behold the Light in all.Your heart will be filled with love and compassion for all.”

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