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> [I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/i-am-not-a-hero-i-just-did-what-any-decent-person-would-have-done/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

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## More by Miep Gies

> [“It is often said that Anne symbolizes the six million victims of the Holocaust. I consider this statement wrong. Anne's life and death were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/it-is-often-said-that-anne-symbolizes-the-six-million-victims-of-the/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [ I don't want to be considered a hero… Imagine \[if\] young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/i-don-t-want-to-be-considered-a-hero-imagine-if-young-people-would/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [I myself am just an ordinary woman. I simply had no choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/i-myself-am-just-an-ordinary-woman-i-simply-had-no-choice/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/imagine-young-people-would-grow-up-with-the-feeling-that-you-have-to/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [I certainly think that another Holocaust can happen again. It did already occur; think of Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/i-certainly-think-that-another-holocaust-can-happen-again-it-did/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [Children who use the Internet are much better informed than when I was young. Use this to your advantage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/children-who-use-the-internet-are-much-better-informed-than-when-i/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/permanent-remorse-about-failing-to-do-your-human-duty-in-my-opinion/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [You are the heroes. You are the heroes everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/you-are-the-heroes-you-are-the-heroes-everyday/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/real-strength-is-being-able-to-carry-on-when-times-are-hard/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/i-have-never-wanted-special-attention-i-was-only-willing-to-do-what/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [We did our duty as human beings: helping people in need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/we-did-our-duty-as-human-beings-helping-people-in-need/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/people-should-never-think-that-you-have-to-be-a-very-special-person/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/i-am-not-a-hero-i-just-did-what-any-decent-person-would-have-done/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/but-even-an-ordinary-secretary-or-a-housewife-or-a-teenager-can/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

> [“Any attempt at action is better than inaction. An attempt can go wrong, but inaction inevitably results in failure”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miep-gies/any-attempt-at-action-is-better-than-inaction-an-attempt-can-go-wrong/)

[Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miep-gies/)

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