Alter Wiener > Quotes

“There are two ways to deal with the cold—put on a fur coat to be warm, or light a fire so that others can be warm, too.”
― Alter Wiener, From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography

“I have seen that man’s capacity for evil has no limit, just as man’s genius is not limited to reaching new heights in every human endeavor.”
― Alter Wiener, From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography

“True heroism is not dramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” —Arthur Ashe”
― Alter Wiener, From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography

“but the news media displayed a monumental disinterest in our ordeal, and hence let evil triumph. It”
― Alter Wiener, From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography