The Talmud is to this day the circulating heart's blood of the Jewish religion. Whatever laws, customs or ceremonies we observe-whether we are orthodox, conservative, reform or merely spasmodic sentimentalists-we follow the Talmud. It is our common Law.

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind.

The door available to everyone that can lead to happiness & success is the modest door of the public library. I found it to be so in my own life and work.

My two sons speak Hebrew, and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.

Some hours weigh against a whole lifetime.

About the nicest thing God ever invented was alcohol. He's proud of it, too. The Bible's full of kind remarks about booze.

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.