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Elie Wiesel 155
writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and … 1928–2016Related quotes

“All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.”
"The Crow and the Scarecrow", The New Yorker (date unknown); Further Fables for Our Time (1956). This is derived from Oscar Wilde's statement "All men kill the thing they love..."
From Fables for Our Time and Further Fables for Our Time

“I hate the thought of animals being killed just for our pleasure…”
Bang Showbiz, December 2007

“Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate.”

“You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.”
"Still I Rise"
And Still I Rise (1978)
Context: You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.