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.

Quote by Theodore Bikel

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Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as...

Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as...

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the...

As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the...

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about...

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about...

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us,...

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us,...

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and...

I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform,...

By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform,...

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said...

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said...

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing...

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing...

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a...

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a...

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot...

No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot...

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You...

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You...

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts.

I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts.

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of...

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of...