Top 82 Quotes by Elie Wiesel

Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.

I would like to see real peace and a state of Israel living peacefully alongside a state of Palestine.

Someone who hates one group will end up hating everyone - and, ultimately, hating himself or herself.

I believe in superstitions. You don't talk about a child who hasn't been born.

For me, every hour is grace.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history.

I have to be self-conscious of what I'm trying to do with my life.

Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.