Elie Wiesel Quotes about Life

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The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.

Elie Wiesel

Love, Inspirational, Life

US News & World Report, October 27, 1986.

Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.

Elie Wiesel

Inspirational, Life, Women

Elie Wiesel (2011). “From the Kingdom of Memory: Reminiscences”, p.170, Schocken

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

Elie Wiesel

Life, Despair, Remember

Nobel Lecture, www.nobelprize.org. December 11, 1986.

I have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.

Elie Wiesel

Life, Book, Evil

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. November 2000.

The only way for us to help ourselves is to help others and to listen to each other's stories.

Elie Wiesel

Life, Helping Others, Stories

Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.

Elie Wiesel

Inspirational, Life, Truth

Elie Wiesel (2011). “The Fifth Son: A novel”, p.54, Schocken