Author: Stephane Hessel

Quotes

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

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

- Stephane 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.

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

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.

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

History can bring luck: this is what we can call optimism.

History can bring luck: this is what we can call optimism.

- Stephane Hessel

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