I think what motivated me was just hope. Something inside of me, deep down in my guts, always felt like there was something in there.

every day a million miracles begin at sunrise!

She’s a smart woman. I love that. Intelligence is a wonderful and powerful aphrodisiac. To me, it enhances beauty, makes an ordinary woman look like a movie star.

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe

The more I grew as a human being, the better I became at my craft.

early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable!

a full moon is a flashlight so everyone can see your drama!

Its impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird, 'How do you fly?' You just do.

I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.

intelligence is always intimidating to those who aren't!

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.

God defines himself as "I am who I am", which also means: My being is such that I shall always be present in every moment of becoming.

The sum of things to be known is inexhaustible, and however long we read, we shall never come to the end of our story-book.", 3 October 1892)

The desire for connection with the Divine and our formless inner self is at the foundation of all desire for human connection.

The ability to sin differs among people. For example a short-armed fisherman isn't as big a liar as a long-armed one.

We lived in the provincial town of Ramat Gan where I spent most of my youth adjacent to the chess board.

It is painful to reflect upon your failures knowing that you alone caused them.

Making wise decisions requires more than incentives. It requires wisdom.

What does it matter how much we do if what we're doing isn't what matters most?

Books are only made so that they may point the way to a higher life; but no good results unless the path is trodden with unflinching steps!

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.