Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It ... -Elie Wiesel

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Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.

Elie Wiesel , Novelist
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Elie Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored several works reflecting on his experiences during the Holocaust and became an influential figure advocating for human rights and peace.

Elie Wiesel Quotes to Explore

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair....
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity....
My greatest disappointment is that I believe that those of us who went through the war and tried to write about it, about their experience, became mes...
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the...
If I were in the government, I would persuade the prime minister to see the beauty in the fact that people see Israel as a haven - from their sadness ...
Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings....
Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another....
I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason....
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other....
After all, God is God because he remembers....

Hope Quotes to Explore

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy....
I write about humility, because it's something I hope I one day actually possess....
I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause....
The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union be...
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial....
I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide posi...
There are certain things that people love to do, and they can't really explain it. That's me and football. The game gives me hope. It lets me be mysel...
In some ways, Israel has achieved a peace. There are fewer rockets being sent into Sderot, there are no rockets to speak of from the North, there has ...
It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, wi...
You have to have hope. It's irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think it's irresponsible to...