My ambition really was, even as a child, to be a writer, a commentator, and a teacher, but a teacher of Talmud.

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.

Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision.

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

I think, ultimately, if you create characters that people like and can relate to, your characters are grounded on a human level even if your cars are not.

It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away

Unity is vision; it must have been part of the process of learning to see.

A good proof is one that makes us wiser.

I don't think many people anticipated how the Internet was going to revolutionize the way we disseminate information.

Human language can but imperfectly describe God's ways.

Comedy is tragedy plus time, but the time is different for everybody.

How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it