Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized.

My father was a great sympathizer of Ahad Ha'am. Every Friday night we would read Hebrew together, and often the reading was Ahad Ha'am's essays.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

What good is it being Marilyn Monroe? Why can't I just be an ordinary woman?