Humankind spends so much time admiring and ritualizing the inventions of humankind! And yet humankind is such a tiny part of all there is. -- Nigel S. Hey, Wonderment(Matador, 2012)

Live in such a way as, when you come to die, you will wish to have lived. [Ger., Lebe, wie Du, wenn du stirbst, Wunschen wirst, gelebt zu haben.]

Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.

God is righteous in making the sinner righteous.

Women and girls should be able to determine their own future, no matter where they're born.

The number of those 19 to 25 with private insurance increased from 51 to 55.8 percent, and the percentage of uninsured fell from 33.9 percent in 2010 to 28.8 percent during the first half of 2011.

Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.

I miss him like one might miss a scar, or wooden leg, something disfiguring but characteristic.

On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.

Purim, one of my favorite holidays. It's like the original drag queen's holiday. It's when all the Jewish men go for it and feel no guilt for a change.

My success is due more to my ability to work continuously on one thing without stopping than to any other single quality.