Irena Sendler Professions : Nurse Born : February 15, 1910 Died : May 12, 2008 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Irena Sendler Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal. Irena Sendler inspirational-life normal hero I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not. Irena Sendler taught swim water Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory. Irena Sendler secret today children The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility. Irena Sendler humility inspirational love I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term ‘hero’ irritates me greatly – the opposite is true – I continue to have pangs of conscience that I did so little. Irena Sendler hero opposites believe After World War II, it seemed that humanity understood something, and nothing like that would happen again. Irena Sendler humility religious war Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood. Irena Sendler religious war blood Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to forget. Irena Sendler holocaust half world People can be only divided into good or bad; their race, religion, nationality don't matter. Irena Sendler good matter people religion Similar Authors Alison Kitson nurse Betty Shabazz nurse Dorothea Dix nurse Hildegard Peplau nurse Claire Fagin nurse Faye Wattleton nurse All Authors
