Things Turned Quotes by Stéphane Hessel

I've been tremendously lucky. I went through things that turned out wrong, and I got myself out of them.

— Stephane Hessel

I always say that when a country wins with such overwhelming might, it's bad news for that country.

— Stephane Hessel

Death is something to savour, and I hope to savour mine.

— Stephane Hessel

Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.

— Stephane Hessel

The revolutions of my century, the 20th century - the Soviet revolution, or the Chinese, or the revolutions that were fomented in Latin America,…

— Stephane Hessel

For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.

— Stephane Hessel

“The worst possible outlook is indifference that says, “I can’t do anything about it; I’ll just get by.” Behaving like that deprives you of…

— Stéphane Hessel

I never felt like a good Jew. My mother was not Jewish, and that makes me a non-Jew according to Jewish religious law.

— Stephane Hessel

I wish for you all, each of you, to have your own motive for indignation. This is precious. When something outrages you as I…

— Stephane Hessel

“CREAR ES RESISTIR, RESISTIR ES CREAR”.”

— Stéphane Hessel

I feel that I am completely in solidarity with Jews in the world, because I know what it is to be a Jew. I've…

— Stephane Hessel

If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you…

— Stephane Hessel

From 1967, all the Israeli governments continued making two big mistakes: occupation and settlement in the territories.

— Stephane Hessel

As long as Palestinian violence exists, but not a Palestinian state, Israel is in danger, because it cannot obtain assistance from the international community…

— Stephane Hessel

My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has…

— Stephane Hessel