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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.
Shimon Peres
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Shimon Peres
Age: 93 †
Born: 1923
Born: August 16
Died: 2016
Died: September 28
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In order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear country you have to introduce a system of verification and inspection.
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Why cross and ocean when you can cross a river? Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here?
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I've worked with 10 presidents. It's a record. I worked with Republicans and Democrats. All of them when it came to Israel were, movingly, friendly. From Truman, who was the first to recognize Israel 11 minutes after the U.N. resolution, to Obama. When it comes to the major issues of security and strategy, we are together, completely.
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In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.
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Polls are like perfume-nice to smell, dangerous to swallow.
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I think today you can move ahead working with global companies more than with national governments.
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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.
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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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One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do.
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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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He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.
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I don't know what is stronger or what is weaker.The whole language of strength and weaknesses is irrelevant,because when you use arms you do not use ballots, and public opinion is unimportant, and they shoot at their opponents.
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The Holocaust is a great warning to us all. We shall never forget our sisters and brothers. We have to ensure it is not repeated and to ensure we never go back to the days when humans behaved as beasts. Forgetfulness is a menace, we must remember.
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I think peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before the Facebook.
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The Iranian regime suppresses its own people as well as others in the region. It prevents peace by sponsoring terror globally. With the ultimate weapon that it is deceptively developing, the regime aims to gain hegemony over the entire Middle East and hold the world's economy hostage.
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I do not know anybody that is threatening Iran. It is a safe country.
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I don't think anybody who carries a rifle carries the future. Because I don't believe that you can really change the world by killing and shooting. You have the change it by creating and competing.
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Some experts advise what to do in accordance with the past, but the past flew away, and we have to reorient ourselves in the face of new dangers.
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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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