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But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room.

People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you.

Children who use the Internet are much better informed than when I was young. Use this to your advantage.

I myself am just an ordinary woman. I simply had no choice.

Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard,

Too often, when people are in trouble they look for scapegoats.

I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.

I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.

You are the heroes. You are the heroes everyday.

Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.

We did our duty as human beings: helping people in need.

I certainly think that another Holocaust can happen again. It did already occur; think of Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia.