Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life. Votes: 29
In any society, fanatics who hate don't hate only me - they hate you, too. They hate everybody. Votes: 9
I never teach the same course twice. Votes: 0
I love teaching. Votes: 0
Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world. Votes: 0
What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander. Votes: 0
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. Votes: 0
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. Votes: 0
Every moment is a new beginning. Votes: 0
The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria... Votes: 0
No human being is illegal. Votes: 0
Moses was the greatest legislator and the commander in chief of perhaps the first liberation army. Votes: 0
I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it. Votes: 0
Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments. Votes: 0
When I was young I lost everything. Votes: 0
The most important question a human being has to face... What is it? The question, Why are we here? Votes: 0
Questions outlive the answers. Votes: 0
It's easier to be conformist naturally; it's easier except for those who don't like conformism. Votes: 0
For me, every hour is grace. Votes: 0
How can a human being be illegal? Votes: 0
Think higher, feel deeper. Votes: 0
Peace is our gift to each other. Votes: 0
Indifference is the sign of sickness, a sickness of the soul more contagious than any other. Votes: 0
I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both. Votes: 0
I belong to a tradition that believes that the death of a single child is a blemish on creation... Votes: 0
The danger lies in forgetting. Votes: 0
I don't believe in collective guilt. The children of killers are not killers, but children. Votes: 0
Whenever an angel says "Be not afraid!" you'd better start worrying. A big assignment is on the way. Votes: 0
I think so. 9/11 has been a turning point in American history, there's no doubt about that. Votes: 0
Oh, it is not death that frightens me, but the impossibility of imparting some meaning to my past. Votes: 0
..you do not leave a library; if you do what it wants you to do, you are taking it with you. Votes: 0
The only way for us to help ourselves is to help others and to listen to each other's stories. Votes: 0
A word is worth a thousand pictures. Votes: 0
Man walks the moon but his soul remains riveted to earth. Once upon a time it was the opposite. Votes: 0
The sincere Christian knows that what died in Auschwitz was not the Jewish people but Christianity. Votes: 0
One can do without solutions. Only the questions matter. We may share them or turn away from them. Votes: 0
I'm not a political person, and their ambitions are not mine. They want power. I don't want power. Votes: 0
I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions. Votes: 0
Life is really fascinated only by death. It vibrates only when it comes in contact with death. Votes: 0
A man can laugh while he suffers. Votes: 0
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Votes: 0
I needed to know that there was such a thing as love and that it brought smiles and joy in its wake. Votes: 0
Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible. Votes: 0
I was 15, not 14, when I was inside there [Auschwitz], 15, and for me both were actually a surprise. Votes: 0