Be careful with words, they’re dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It’s up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words
ELIE WIESELWe must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph.
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When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
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One person of integrity can make a difference.
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To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I knew best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.
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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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you can do something. You can, even for one person Don’t turn away; help. Because those who suffer, often suffer not because of the person or the group that inflicts the suffering; they seem to suffer because nobody cares.
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Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.
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