My teachers [ had the most impact in my life]. Of course, my father and grandfather, but after my family, my teachers.

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.

Pheromones didn't care about tomorrow. They didn't care about education or employment or age.

Men, she thought, were odd about their clothes: they liked to wear the same things until they became defeated and threadbare.

It's no good trying to teach people who need to be taught.

Realizing that my children are the center of the universe and not me is probably one of the greatest ways to acclimatize.

People think it's a betrayal of authenticity if you do something different.

What do we need spectators for? The game should be played behind closed doors. Football is an art!

Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and wholehearted commitment to helping followers.

Necessity is a violent school-mistress.

These are true felicities. No joy beyond these joys. Love is the only ecstasy, everything else weeps

I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.