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

Elie Wiesel

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Elie Wiesel
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 30
Died: 2016
Died: July 2
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Humanist
Journalist
Judaic Scholar
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Philosopher
Political Activist
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When you die and go to heaven our maker is not going to ask, 'why didn't you discover the cure for such and such? why didn't you become the Messiah?' The only question we will be asked in that precious moment is 'why didn't you become you?'
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What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.
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