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Elie Wiesel

For nearly 3,500 years Exodus has left such an imprint on people’s memories that I cannot imagine it had been invented just as a legend or a tale.
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Imagination Invention Memories Myself People Time
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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Change Destiny Human Ourselves Power
My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Faith Life Myself Religious Wound
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Himself Story Survive
To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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Different Greatness Silence Sin
In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Beautiful Love Myself Question Word
When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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Gratitude Herself Humanity Missing Person
I was there when God was put on trial. At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than ‘guilty’. It means ‘He owes us something’. Then we went to pray.
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Death End God Guilty Himself Prayer Trial
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Ash Dreams Forget God Moments Murder
The most important question a human being has to face. What is it? The question, Why are we here?
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Face Human Important Philosophy Question
But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I knew best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.
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Better Country Inspirational Myself Start World
Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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Forever Moments Myself Spark Time
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
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Encouragement Silence Torment
My faith is a wounded faith, but my life is not without faith. I didn’t divorce God, but I’m quarrelling and arguing and questioning, it’s a wounded faith.
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Divorce Faith God Life Myself Question Wound
There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
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Difference Integrity Myself Person

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