Elie Wiesel Quotes

I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me.

Elegance is not catching somebody's eyes, it's staying in somebody's memory

Every little interaction I had with Scorsese is forever tattooed on my brain.

When you say, 'I'm going to sing it once, and everyone is going to hear it forever,' that's kind of frightening.

You don't get to choose what your legacy is.

What you do does matter. And people do remember it and feel it.

What legacy can I leave behind to everybody that they will remember me?

This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a stain: it's going to take a whole lot to get that out, and that's how I'm going to leave my stain on this world.

Everyone remembers the last thing you did.

If I get to do only 10 roles, then I should be remembered for all the ten roles.

No matter where you play, you want to be remembered.

Every person passing through this life will unknowingly leave something and take something away. Most of this “something” cannot be seen or heard or numbered or scientifically detected or counted. It’s what we leave in the minds of other people and what they leave in ours. Memory. The census doesn’t count it. Nothing counts without it.

And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while

Do something that will last and be beautiful. It doesn't have to be a bridge-or a symphony or book or a business. It could be the look in the eye of a child you raise or a simple garden you tend. Do something that will last and be beautiful.

Anyone that has character leaves a mark on another. Would you like to leave the world without making a ripple?

You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things. I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done.

What we leave behind in this life is the memory of who we were and what we did. An imprint, no more.

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

People will never forget how you made them feel.

Actions are remembered long after words are forgotten.

There is nothing so eternally adhesive as the memory of power.

Will you be remembered, how would you be remembered, why wouldn’t you fight for the greatest achievement ever?

You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things.And I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done.

I want to leave something behind when I go; some small legacy of truth, some word that will shine in a dark place.

Carve your name on hearts, not on marble