Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.

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.

Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory.

Computers are idiots whose only virtue is that they can count up to two extremely fast.

How a woman thinks is often how she lives.

My wife (Maria) is the best reason to come home.

I do expose my body, but only because I think people should have something nice to look at.

Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe.

Real character is formed in the midst of the battles of the soul.

My mother played piano so we always had music around the house

Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in life can't triumph after that

A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require a much more elaborate model of human behavior.