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Elie Wiesel Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 30, 1928 - July 2, 2016

Topics

Silence Oppressor Never Sides Victim

Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.

Robert Smithson

Language Literal Between Metaphorical

Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in that way. It's delightful to distort size, to see something that's tiny as though it were vast.

Art Poetry Think Way Size See

The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their lives is a big fat nothing and it's just a fantasy and there's nothing there. I think maybe that might have something to do with it.

Funny School Think Fat Nothing Big

It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life.

Life Mistakes Broken Sweat Blood

People seem to have this idea that I've always been very ambitious. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Truth People Nothing Always Seem

I always love going back to Los Angeles, because it was my home for 24 years, and I have many friends there.

Love Home Friends Back Los Angeles

It's such a diva thing, but I need one room for my suitcases and one for me.

Christine McVie

Me Need Diva Room Thing Suitcases

The only person to look out for me is me. I've got to make sure Corey Clark is all right.

Me Look Person Right Out Sure

It's important for moms to have alone time. However, that's the first thing that goes on a busy day. Fortunately for me, because of my job, I have to find the time to do it. At least that's the way my mind sees it.

Alone Time Day Job Mind Me

I played in the high school band. I was the one baritone saxophone out of 80 other people. No one could tell whether I was hittin' the right notes or the wrong notes.

School People High School Wrong High

Be yourself. And if you're not accepted by your family, there will be people who will accept you.

Family Yourself People Be Yourself

I love mixing and matching patterns, styles old and new, feminine and masculine and drawing inspiration from characters like Annie Hall.

Love Drawing New Matching Old Like

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