Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

I like to write in coffee shops in countries in which languages I do not speak are spoken. That way, you're surrounded by the buzz of humanity, but you aren't distracted by people's conversations. ”

The thing I love about being a novelist is that with each project, you invent a new world. You approach it with a different set of aesthetic and structural ideas, and you grapple with a different series of problems in figuring out how to tell the story. And yet there are certain concerns that stay constant. ”

I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there's this conflation of race, culture and religion. ”

Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level. ”

When the kid goes to bed, you get a little bit of time for yourself and maybe your partner, so being delayed in that departure can be particularly frustrating. ”

Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason. ”

No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish. ”

As a pop star, you don't have to be that smart for people to think you're intelligent. ”

I'm intelligent enough to survive happily and be compassionate. If I were too smart, I would realize all the ills of the world. ”

The best thing about Mick Jagger is how uncalculating he is. He does what he wants to do and it feels right. He's not a dancer - neither am I. ”