Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

For 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

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.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

The doubters said, "Man can not fly, " The doers said, "Maybe, but we'll try, " And finally soared In the morning glow While non-believers Watched from below.

Is the any certainty like Faith?

The tonality of my life is hidden behind my ambition.

I could hardly feel much confidence in a man who had never been imposed upon.

This race and this country and this life produced me, he said. I shall express myself as I am.

Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.

I think the reason we might hesitate to pay cash to students for doing well on tests or getting good grades or reading books is that we sense that the monetary payment is an extrinsic reward.

Recruiting can be a little deceiving at times. You never know what you've got until you really, really play it out.

In our benighted age, when films about amusement park rides and electronic fidgets scoop the honours, perhaps Hollywood redux is the best we can hope for.