History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

If not us, who? If not now, when?

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop those talents.

O God, Thy Sea Is So Great And My Boat Is So Small.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.