Top 82 Quotes by Elie Wiesel

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.

We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

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

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

I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.