Pain is essential. Often I cannot avoid it.Therefore all one can do is redeem it; and the only way to redeem it is through literature, art, poetry, music.

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.

Lies can't grow. Once plucked they can only wither. But every truth, once planted, grows into a tall, noble tree.

Alongside the practical thought something else struggled and, like an escaped butterfly, took wing: the assurance of something wonderful awaiting her. Just around the corner......

Sometimes God doesn't deny, he delays.

The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.

Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan have a lot in common - they're both smarter than their husbands and both consulted the stars for guidance, Nancy with astrology and Hillary with Barbra Streisand.

Man is a passion which brings a will into play, which works an intelligence.

As far as intellectual training was concerned, my nine years from seven to sixteen were practically wasted.

Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.

God is great. God is faithful. And His love is set upon us. We come as we are, with trembling trust.

Without a shadow of doubt, Trafalgar Square has to be one of the most crap urban public spaces in the world.