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

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.

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.

Every moment is a new beginning.

If God is thy father, human beings are thy brothers and sisters.

If I had been at a University I don't think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don't think I have been as successful

So whenever I had some in-between producing time down in my studio I popped a tape in and started working on it. Working a little bit at a time, it actually took almost four years.

You can't help but change a little bit, but on the inside I'm still completely the same person.

Technology is a global thing and wherever you go, people are prodding the same devices and worrying in the same way and have had their lives slightly altered in the same way.

Common Core has been eliminated in New Jersey.

How could I pretend to be a victim when I was so willing to sin?

Songwriting is too mysterious and uncontrolled a process for me to direct it towards any one thing.

To obtain success, you must get the most out of your ability and to do that you must work on your weaknesses.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.