Memory feeds a culture, nourishes hope and makes a human, human.

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.

We are all prisoners of circumstance at one point or another.

My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India.

A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government.

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.

My life is only important if i can help plenty of people

Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime.

Live fast, have fun, be a bit mischievous.

Support your libraries... or else!

If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating.

Work together as a family, even if it may be faster and easier to do the job ourselves. Talk with our sons and daughters as we work together.