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When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.
Shimon Peres
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Shimon Peres
Age: 93 †
Born: 1923
Born: August 16
Died: 2016
Died: September 28
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President Of Israel
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I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read.
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I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned.
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It's better to be controversial for the right reasons, than to be popular for the wrong reasons.
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[Hamas] lives on their rifles and bombs.
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Can any church help us to win a war? If you can't help us win a war, then please don't press us.
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