Haskell Wexler Quotes

I have vanity and greed enough for one person. But at the same time, I feel in my bones you lose a lot of life's value if you don't see yourself as a member of the family of man.

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.

One's own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community to which one belongs, which is intimately connected to humanity in general. What happens in Darfur becomes an assault on my own community, and on me as an individual. That's what the human family is all about.

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

I believe we have a higher responsibility to each other.

We all have some basic obligation to one another.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of others.

There cannot be enduring peace, prosperity, equality and brotherhood in this world if our aims are so separate and divergent, if we do not accept that in the end we are people, all alike, sharing the Earth among ourselves and also with other sentient beings, all of whom have an equal role and stake in the state of this planet and its players.

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

I kind of feel like we're all humans; we all live on this planet. I kind of always wish there was more of a partnership - a really healthy relationship between people, working together to do things and make it good and change.

I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet earth together.

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness.

There is no such thing as the State And no one exists alone; Hunger allows no choice To the citizen or the police We must love one another or die.

We have a stake in one another ... what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart

I think the point of our country, our planet, the reason we're all here, one of the best things that we can do is be concerned about something even when it doesn't concern us. That's the whole point.

I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human beings and a sense of connection with ... the world around them.

Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.

It is the spread of the good things that vindicates the whole reason we live our lives in networks. If I was always violent to you or gave you germs, you would cut the ties to me and the network would disintegrate. In a deep and fundamental way, networks are connected to goodness, and goodness is required for networks to emerge and spread.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.