16 Quotes by Miep Gies

Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero?

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

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

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

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

You are the heroes. You are the heroes everyday.

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

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

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