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"All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice."
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"It is in our authority and power to stop torment and sickness and deliver people from vanity."

"All human beings wield influence-a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care."
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"I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder."

"Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not resent the label, except for the fact that I disapprove of labels in general."

"Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route."

"I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation."

"I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings."

"I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing."

"You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy on films. You're working for a laugh that may or may not come six months later, but you're working in a vacuum at the time you are doing it."

"But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel."
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