Martin Greenfield > Quotes

“The dehumanizing randomness of the murders suffocated my sense of hope, just as Hitler and his henchmen had intended. What appeared random was, in fact, not random at all. It was a systematic psychological lynching, a strangling of the human heart’s need to believe in the rewards of goodness, a snapping of the moral hinge on which humanity swings. Soon, and much to my shame, I became anesthetized to death, numb to depravity. Some primal survival switch inside me had been temporarily flicked on that allowed me to submerge the emotions generated by the evil scorching my eyes.”
― Martin Greenfield, Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor

“Dressing powerful people has taught me that the greatest men take interest in the smallest people.”
― Martin Greenfield, Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor

“Artists fuel artists.”
― Martin Greenfield, Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor

“Sharing with one’s neighbors out of free choice was one’s right. But government seizure of one’s wages and property for the purposes of redistribution of wealth at the barrel of a gun was tyranny.”
― Martin Greenfield, Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor

“pounds, had a 40-inch chest, wore a size 41”
― Martin Greenfield, Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor

“I also learned the importance of strong and open communication. You can learn from people at all levels. I have a grade-school education. Yet for decades I’ve made the finest men’s suits in the world. I didn’t need an expensive education. I watched, listened, asked questions, remained teachable, and devised ways to beat the best. I never aimed for mere excellence.”
― Martin Greenfield, Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor