A holy war is a contradiction in terms. War dehumanizes, war diminishes, war debases all those who wage it.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

I've never stopped wanting to cross the equator, or touch an

Like all good mothers, she always knew the worst was going to happen and was disappointed and relieved when it finally did.

I've got big, big dreams for the future.

There never was any party, faction, sect, or cabal whatsoever, in which the most ignorant were not the most violent; for a bee is not a busier animal than a blockhead.

But I do believe that in all my shows, I really enjoy the quirky, the eccentric characters, the ones you don't meet every day.

No day in which you learn something is a complete loss.

When I'm in love, I wake up happy.

Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for our today.

Miracles is the sort of book that once you've read it you'll wonder where it's been all your life

I've got a lot of folks who want to get rid of TSA, a bunch of them.