You shouldn’t act as a spokesperson for someone who’s trying to impose his will on you.

Holy War is a contradiction of terms.

It's easier to be conformist naturally; it's easier except for those who don't like conformism.

When I see what is happening all over the world today - the violence - the stupid, arrogant, grotesque violence that is dominating humankind. I cannot not remember that there were other times, of course [the Second World War]. I never compare.

I have absolutely no problem with the young Germans. I even feel sorry for the young Germans because to be maybe sons or daughters of killers is different than them to be sons and daughters of the victims. And I felt sorry for them. I still do.

Human beings all change. Not what they are but who they are. We have the power to change what we do with our life and turn it into our destiny.

I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else's suffering.