In the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous.

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.

Expand your vision and widen your reasoning

How you feel after reading something indicates not what you’ve read but where you are at.

Men are all alike. Grown-up children.

At every single moment of one's life one is going to be no less than what one has been.

If you value your safety, avoid holy places founded in the name of peace and brotherhood.

You can come back to friendship. You can let it drop, for five years or ten years, and come back to it.

At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

We don't, in a sensible world, want to hand on an increasingly dysfunctional world to our grandchildren.

I think Barack Obama is an amazing man and president. His legacy is ongoing.

I think the state of the NFL has a very positive outlook.