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In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.

Shimon Peres

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Shimon Peres
Age: 93 †
Born: 1923
Born: August 16
Died: 2016
Died: September 28
Poet
Politician
President Of Israel
Writer
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Szymon Perski
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I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent reading great books. Books are my constant companions. If you eat three times a day you'll be fed. But if you read three times a day you'll be wise.
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For many years the stakes were clear. There were the Arabs attacking us and us defending ourselves, so basically there were no real problems [between the United States and Israel]. Now there are many small cells, and each of them can destroy on their own. Some can arrive at New York and kill thousands of people.
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Terrorists and murderers are so dangerous. We shouldn't fall victim to believe that they are immune.
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We had a lot of support - don't give me the world, just the televisions. In America we enjoy support,China is neutral, India is for, in Europe they're divided.
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Later on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head of the navy - all things that I hardly knew anything about. I was basically an ignorant young man.
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Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future.
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Leading the Jewish people is not easy -- we are a divided, obstinate, highly individualistic people who have cultivated faith, sharp wittedness and polemics to a very high level.
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Israel is a start-up nation, and I think it can be done in other places. I will do it outside the government. I don't need the government.
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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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Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.
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I am a president who also gives pardons. Usually my considerations are humane.
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The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.
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The most important thing in life is to dare. The most complicated thing in life is to be afraid. The smartest thing in the world is to try to be a moral person.
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I do not know anybody that is threatening Iran. It is a safe country.
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Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.
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Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be.
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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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You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.
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In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology.
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Polls are like perfume-nice to smell, dangerous to swallow.
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