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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.

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 think peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before the Facebook.
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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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I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned.
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Polls are like perfume-nice to smell, dangerous to swallow.
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Hamas married the Iranians. It was their choice. They are the same family.
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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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The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communications and social spaces that regimes cannot control.
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We have to be reasonable people.
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You're as young as your dreams, not as old as your calendar
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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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Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future.
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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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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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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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The history of Israel is divided into two parts. One, under attack that we have had to defend ourselves. When you defend yourself your thinking is totally different from when you want to make peace. So under attack you behave like if you want a hawk, when peace comes you become a dove.
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I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy.
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Bulgaria is a true friend of Israel, that stood up to save the Jewish people 70 years ago in Europe, and who stood by throughout the terror attack that took place in Burgas last July.
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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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