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.
ELIE WIESELFor 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
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For nearly 3,500 years Exodus has left such an imprint on people’s memories that I cannot imagine it had been invented just as a legend or a tale.
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In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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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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An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman
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Human beings all change. Not what they are but who they are. We have the power to change what we do with our life and turn it into our destiny.
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I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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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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Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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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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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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