Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.
ELIE WIESELBecause I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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For us it’s not easy to be conformist, I cannot stand to be conformist, I don’t accept what it is, I like to say no. If I see an injustice I scream.
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Human beings all change. Not what they are but who they are. We have the power to change what we do with our life and turn it into our destiny.
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Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories
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Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.
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Be careful with words, they’re dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It’s up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words
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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.
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Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.
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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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