The story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac are nowhere in any other tradition.

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.

Reproduction is more pleasurable than death.

Every storm has a beginning, every storm has a perfect moment of bliss and every storm has a destructive end.

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

Madness is part of all of us all the time and it comes and goes waxes and wanes.

Say not thou lackest talent. What talent had any of the greatest, but passionate faith in the efficacy of work?

Everyone desires relationships and community. Most people want to belong to a cohesive, like-minded group. It staves off loneliness. It promotes identity. These are natural and very human instincts.

Sometimes love was not about winning, but about wise sacrifice and the realiability of friends like Arianne. Friendship, Roland realized, was its very own kind of love.

You don't help a depressed economy by giving control of its resources to politicians.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life... so love what you do. Your time is limited. Don't waste it.

I'm not sure when or why the tabloid angle on me was decided that I am a cad. I would have much rather it had been that I am secretly a dentist or that I love soup.