“History teaches us many things. Most importantly, the things that made us who and what we are.”

“If history teaches us one thing, than that history teaches us nothing.”

“We are dealing here not with the dogmas of a church, but rather with events that for thousands of years have exercised the most powerful influence in the history of a living people. Jewish children were not taught: 'These are the things we Jews believe in', but 'These are the things that happened to us and made us what we are”

“History teaches us that the capacity for things to get worse is limitless.”

“The two most important phrases in the human language are "If only" and "Maybe someday". Our past mistakes and our unrequited longings. The things we regret and the things we yearn for. That's what makes us who we are.”

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”