Democracy feeds on argument, on the discussion as to the right way forward. This is the reason why respecting the opinion of others belongs to democracy.

Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.

Every generation is confronted anew with the task not to look the other way when injustice occurs. ... Everyone is responsible for what he does and co-responsible for what he lets happen.

Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.

All of us, whether guilty or not, whether old or young, must accept the past. It is not a case of coming to terms with the past. That is not possible. It cannot be subsequently modified or undone.

We could be happy if the air was as pure as beer.

Sometimes the only reason for us to be somewhere else is to see things from a different perspective.

The future is as blank as a plane sheet if you don't have an eagle's eye, that's why you should climb to a vantage point to get a good perspective view at your future.

You cannot afford to confine your studies to the classroom. The universe and all of history is your classroom.

Deconstruction insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional.

Who holds a power but newly gained is ever stern of mood.

I always felt slightly grubbier than most American people. I was never quite as groomed as everyone else, never quite as fit as anyone else. I didn't have my protein shake and my vitamins.

Cable had a latitude to move which created less censorship and bestowed upon the artists, the writers and the creators, more liberty to create their shows.

Why the hell hasn't wxPython become the standard GUI for Python yet?

Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.

A lot of people probably say I'm stupid, and they're probably right, because there are people who take days off who are still in the league, and I'm not.