Perhaps this is what our religious traditions must teach the contemporary man: to stand still and to behold, to stand still and to hear.

A.J. Heschel, Religion in a Free Society, in The Insecurity of Freedom, FS&G, p. 18

The meaning of freedom presupposes an openness to transcendence, and man has to be responsive before he can become responsible.

A.J. Heschel, Religion in a Free Society, in The Insecurity of Freedom, FS&G, p. 15

God's voice may sound feeble to our conscience. Yet there is a divine cunning in history which seems to prove that the wages of absolute expediency is disaster.

A.J. Heschel, Religion in a Free Society, in The Insecurity of Freedom, FS&G, p. 22

The insecurity of freedom is a bitter fact of historical experience.

A.J. Heschel, Religion in a Free Society, in The Insecurity of Freedom, FS&G, p. 18

It is wrong to define education as preparation for life. Learning is life, a supreme experience of living, a climax of existence.

A.J. Heschel, Children and Youth, in The Insecurity Of Freedom. FSG, p. 42

The ultimate meaning of knowledge is not power, but the realization of a unity that surpasses all interests and all ages.

A.J. Heschel, Children and Youth, in The Insecurity Of Freedom. FSG, p.42

"אמר רבי מנחם מנדל לרבי חנוך:
זה הוא חסיד טומאשוב, שחוזר ושואל את עצמו בכל דבר: מה אני רוצה בזה ?"
פנחס שדה, איש בחדר סגור לבו שבור ובחוץ יורדת אפלה, אמרות תורות וסיפורי-חיים של רבי מנחם מנדל מקוצק, הוצאת שוקן, עמ' 40