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“My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.”

Stephane Hessel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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“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…

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

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

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“CREAR ES RESISTIR, RESISTIR ES CREAR”.”

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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…

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

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“When you favour a woman, she will want to return the favour in so many means, but its better to rupidiate such offerings.”

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