In Jewish tradition the Talmud is said to have been given on Sinai.

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 church has never been asked to explain anything, our speciality, along with ballistics, has always been the neutralisation of the overly curious mind through faith.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

It is not enough to render things equal to the will, that they are equal or alike in themselves.

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness .

When I met scientists, I found them to be as various as any other group of people.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

An innate gift and a certain amount of intelligence are important, but what really pays is ordinary experience.

I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

I need to take toward a lot of things that will refine me and make me better suited for leading anyone out of any place of injustice to a place of justice.

If the networks can get audiences to tolerate pop-up promos by the dozens, maybe they'll start selling pop-up commercials, too.