"When I grew up, I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalist."

“Our emotions may cry for vengeance in the wake of a horrible crime, but we know that killing the criminal will not undo the crime, will not prevent similar crimes by others, does not benefit the victim, destroys human life and brutalizes society. If we are to still violence, we must cherish life. Executions cheapen life.”

“I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manliness or machismo, when amongst my family of farmers and paramedics and regular Americans, I'm kind of the sissy in my family.”

“It's hard to know what [literature] will end up being timeless and what will be something that doesn't translate into the future, especially with the way we're evolving since our culture is changing so fast.”

“He's a complete fighter. He has some flaws, of course, but he has a good stand up game, good takedowns and a good ground game. He's a complete fighter, and that makes him dangerous. He hits hard, but I believe I can stop him. I believe I can finish this fight earlier. I'm not underestimating him, but I've learned a lot in my past fights. I have learned a lot in my fight against (Chris) Weidman, so it's likely that I will finish this fight before the fifth round. Whatever it takes. I'm training hard on my grappling skills and my striking, so I want to finish him with a knockout or a submission.”

“God, how I have wasted my life.”

“I've always tried to fit what I do professionally into my family, rather than the other way around.”

“Lord, what are you trying to teach me?”

“Artists should work together like the artists of the Middle Ages.”

Source : "Aesthetics and the Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art and Architecture". Book by Allen Carlson, Routledge, London & New York, p. 118, "Abstract Art, Concrete Art", 2005.