. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.

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.

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

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.

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.

I am a singer, not a full-on rapper.

In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.

The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware.Be ready.Be alert.

Some say that he has no understanding of clouds, and that his ear wax tastes like Turkish Delight. All we know is he’s called the Stig.

To teach is to learn twice. About all some parents accomplish in life is to send a child to Harvard. The purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place to spend one's leisure.

[The Bill of Rights is] designed to protect individuals and minorities against the tyranny of the majority, but it's also designed to protect the people against bureaucracy, against the government.

Genius learns from nature, its own nature. Talent learns from art.

What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.

I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.