Armenian Quotes

(On "40 Days of Musa Dagh," a book about the Armenian genocide that he has wanted to direct for years) The hero, the one who set up the rescue, has fallen asleep . . . The camera pulls back, and the ships and the sea are on one side, and there`s one lonely figure at the top of the mountain, and the Turks are coming up the mountain by the thousands on the far side . . . an epic about the complete destruction of a civilization. The Turks have been killing that subject for 85 years.

But I am Armenian and I understand what it is to lose a country and lose a family and have massacres and genocides and everything against my people.

You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it`s really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten.

The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America.

I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn`t know anything about it.

If Turkey is prepared to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, then its leaders can proceed immediately to direct dialogue with its counterparts in Armenia to define a common vision for the future.

The AXA and New York Life settlements are important building blocks not only toward seeking financial recovery for the losses resulting from the Armenian Genocide but also in our ultimate goal, which is for Turkey and the US to officially acknowledge the genocide.