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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

Elie Wiesel

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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Desire Ideas Memories People Shadow Surround Thinking Truth
Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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Gift God Kind Man Ourselves Peace Remember
One person of integrity can make a difference.
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Difference Integrity Oneself Person
You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.
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God Mystery Oneself Religious Return Shaking
A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering… The mission of the Jewish people has never been to make the world more Jewish, but to make it more human.
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Human Mission Pain People Religion Suffering
Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.
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Dreams Future Hope Live Man Reflection
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Ash Dreams Forget God Moments Murder
To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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Different Greatness Silence Sin
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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Better Country Inspirational Myself Start World
To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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Death Forget Kill Time
There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
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Difference Integrity Myself Person
Think higher, feel deeper.
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Deep Feeling High One Liner Thinking
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
We are all teachers, or should be. Anyone who relays experience to another person is a teacher. Not to transmit your experience is to betray it.
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Betrayal Experience Person Teacher
Every single human being is a unique human being. And, therefore, it’s so criminal to do something to that human being, because he or she represents humanity.
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Crime Human Humanity Represent
We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves.
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Adult Choice Deserve Hope Ourselves Suffering Ugly Violence

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

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