Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.

Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.