Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.

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.

The surest way to ensure career extinction is to resist change and adaptation.

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

Other friends have said, "I don't understand why you've used this trumpet-style sound rather than a real one when you know you can write for trumpet." But it's most important to get the energy right.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

Minerva save us from the cloying syrup of coercive compassion!

I myself have become a Gaullist only little by little.

Christmas hath a beauty ... lovelier than the world can show.

Whatever fosters militarism makes for barbarism; whatever fosters peace makes for civilization.

I know how to really work to get new jobs and to get exports that helped to create more new jobs.

It makes me feel good. Being a foreigner, (the American fans) they make me feel like I'm a citizen of this country.