In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.

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.

A philosopher is a deep thinker and a meticulous observer of nature and events that reveal the beauty, truth, and meaning of existence.

The Soul has never become impure not even for a second and if it had become impure then no one in this world would have been able to purify it.

Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.

But on the other hand I believe I'm a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well.

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

Magic is what we do, music is how we do it.

Behind each triumph are new peaks to be conquered.

There were too many ears that listened for others besides themselves, and too many tongues that wagged to those they shouldn't.

The future is not about what you do, it's about what you stand for.

Concentrate: you can't have it all.