“A tiny remnant of a big thing is better than a whole little thing.”

We are great and our faults are great and therefore our problems great and great are our consolations.

The good will is all – and all the talents are ways to fulfill it.

When one looks truly at the good side of everyone, others come to love him very naturally, and he does not need even a speck of flattery.

The Second Temple was destroyed because of causeless hatred. Perhaps the Third will be rebuilt because of causeless love.

The progress of dynamic ideals will not be eternally blocked. Through general, moral and intellectual advancement… shall the latent aspiration of justice for the animal kingdom come out into the open, when the time is ripe.

The desire to be good to all with no restrictions – not in the quantity of those to whom we are good nor in the quality of the good we perform – that is the inner nucleus of the essence of the soul of Israel.

The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; they do not complain of evil, but increase justice; they do not complain of heresy, but increase faith; they do not complain of ignorance, but increase wisdom.

I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.

Contemplate the wonders of creation, the Divine dimension of their being, not as a dim configuration that is presented to you from a distance, but as the reality in which you live.

All the troubles of the world, especially the spiritual, such as grief, impatience, disillusionment, despair, the truly basic troubles of man-they came about only because of the failure to view clearly the majesty of God.

When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.

The thought of a happiness that comes from outside the person, brings him sadness. But the recognition in the value of one’s will and the freedom granted by its uplifting, brings great joy.

There are free men with the spirit of a slave, and slaves whose spirit is full of freedom. He who is true to his inner self is a free man, while he whose entire life is merely a stage for what is good and beautiful in the eyes of others, is a slave.

Our generation is wonderful generation, full of wonder. It’s very hard to find an example of it in all our history. Composed of contradictions – light and darkness mixed.

The higher the truth, the simpler it is.

We forgot we have Holy Body not less than our Holy Spirit.

I think life goes through a cycle of losing and refinding yourself all the time. Everyone has disappointments all the time, some of them pretty small, some of them pretty big.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it’s very hard to meet those expectations. That’s been a big stress in my life.

Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.

A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.

[On being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that’s much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.

The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.

The issues in America are so big, and the problems are enormously complicated. But I am incredibly confident in Donald Trump to be able to execute on his promise to the people who elected him.

This town is too small for you. You were always meant for bigger things. Girls like us aren’t fit for cages we are meant to fly.