Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.

When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don't take are snuffed out like candles, as if they'd never existed.

The higher the proportion of adults with low literacy proficiency is, the slower the overall long-term GDP growth rate is.

Love yourself and extend the love to others.

You could say, in a way, that I'm not actually a writer, though perhaps I might be called a recorder? ... I just happen to be one of those holding the pen, that's all.

Any time I see someone succeed I am happy, for it affirms my belief that I live in a world where success is possible.

Which are you first, a Jew or an American? A Jew.

The names of persons and living creatures demand respect, because when we speak to them we touch their heart and become a part of thier life force.

Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old.

History punishes those that come late to it.

A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action.