A convert, if he converts through the Orthodox, he has the Jewish gene. If he doesn't convert through the Orthodox, he doesn't have the Jewish gene. As simple as that.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
Obama has placed himself in perfect political position: he spent the 2008 campaign convincing the American people that he's a racial unifier rather than a divider, without any evidence to prove it.
What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway is just... I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He's just so amazing.
I gave a Christmas party last year - well, two Christmases ago - where I did a Sam Cooke show. I didn't perform as R. Kelly. I performed the Sam Cooke show from 1964, when he performed at the Copacabana.
I'm coming from a Ginuwine and Usher background: slow and smooth songs. And that's why I really connected to Sam Cooke, because he was just very smooth. It's not like the James Brown types, which is all great stuff, but he was totally set apart from those guys.
I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.
He who keeps his cool best wins.
I like John McCain, or he seems like a cool guy in a lot of ways. I don't agree with a lot of his policies, but he still seems like a cool guy.
Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.
I think my dad is a lot cooler than other dads. He still acts like he's still 17.
Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.
The poet has no greater number of muscles than the ordinary conversationalist; he merely has more highly developed muscles and better coordination. And he practises his activity according to a stricter set of rules.
Tim Lewis is great, he's a great coordinator.
I could finish my career being a defensive coordinator and say, 'Hey, he's Mickey Andrews.'
I've met a lot of artists who wanted to paint me. LeRoy Neiman was one. He did it from a photograph. He made 20,000 copies, and we sold them all.
I have worked with Chuck Grassley off and on through the years, and always had what I considered and what I think he'd consider a cordial working relationship.
If I got Corey Graves into a fisticuffs, I would beat him down like he stole something.
I have often been asked what I think about at the moment of take-off. Of course, no pilot sits and feels his pulse as he flies. He has to be part of the machine. If he thinks of anything but the task in hand, then trouble is probably just around the corner.
A child did approach me in a restaurant in Cornwall, but he thought I was Gandalf.
