“ Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. ”
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
~ Elie Wiesel
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the center of the universe.
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.