Except if it has some historical meaning for them to have Tibet under their control. I don't understand why [ Chinese] want it so much.

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.

There salvation for every soul.

Be calm like a calm lake, then you will look beautiful like a beautiful calm lake!

Love is my way and treasure, love is my strength and power.

Garden as though you will live forever.

Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length?

Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the '50s, and for other generations it will be something else.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

I'm not this tough guy, I'm not this super hard person.

You either believe marriage and human sexuality are sacred, or you do not.

Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight.