When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual joy comes over me as if by appointment.

One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain, its cessation gave repose to the brain, allowed it a vacation.

. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.

In the afternoon the digestion of the meal deprives me of the incomparable lightness which characterizes the fast days.

When a person eats shortly before going to bed, digestion accompanies sleep. The two great physiological functions are completed together, leaving the maximum of freedom to the mind during the day.

Anger is how you feel. Hate is not letting your anger flow

...the standard for moral behaviour must be part of God's nature. He did not create morality, he is morality.

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

It's like being in love, discovering your best friend.

I don't care about money.

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.

Change your life by changing your thoughts.

You get mixed messages because I have mixed feelings.

Everything makes sense a bit at a time. But when you try to think of it all at once, it comes out wrong.

Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.