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I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned. Shimon Peres Defense 85
I think peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before the Facebook. Shimon Peres Peace 84
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. Shimon Peres All 83
Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital. Shimon Peres Became 79
The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science, more than soil, has become the provider of growth and abundance. Living just on the land creates loneliness in an age of globality. Shimon Peres Age 73
You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. Shimon Peres Change 72
I believe that peace with the Palestinians is most urgent - urgent than ever before. It is necessary. It is crucial. It is possible. A delay may worsen its chances. Israel and the Palestinians are, in my judgment, ripe today to restart the peace process. Shimon Peres Peace 72
For me, dreaming is simply being pragmatic. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 70
They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents; I could do whatever I wanted. I never had a negative word from them, nothing whatsoever. Shimon Peres Judgment 68
The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better. Shimon Peres History 67
Today, the people are governing the governments. And when they begin to talk to each other, they are surprised, they can be friends. Why should we hate each other? Shimon Peres Uncategorized 66
In order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear country you have to introduce a system of verification and inspection. Shimon Peres Country 64
There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years old - that Jewish businessmen went through the forest, and they were assassinated. And that was for the first time I saw in our paper where there were assassinations in our place. Shimon Peres Assassinated 63
What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and for that reason to keep the whole of the land at any cost, or to have a partition and build the Jewish state on part of the land? And the other part? Shimon Peres Build 62
Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one - the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization. Shimon Peres Trust 62
That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two. Shimon Peres Peace 60
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. Shimon Peres Peace 57
The United States is the only power in history that became great by giving and not by taking. I think the crisis was when the United States had more money than ideas. Money doesn't produce money. Ideas produce money. Shimon Peres Power 56
I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read. Shimon Peres Brother 55
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. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 55
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. Shimon Peres Sports 51
The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics. Shimon Peres Politics 51
The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communications and social spaces that regimes cannot control. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 51
Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable. Shimon Peres Democracy 47
There is in England a saying that an anti-Semite is someone who hates the Jews more than is necessary. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 47
I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make. Shimon Peres Finance 43
We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked the industrialists to freeze all costs, no matter what the inflation is. Shimon Peres Asked 41
Israel's doors are open to collaboration with Bulgaria. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 38
You know when civilization began? With the invention of the mirror. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 34
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 Morality 34
We should use our imagination more than our memory. Shimon Peres Peace 34
My heart goes out to the brave citizens of Syria, who each day risk and even sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom from a murderous regime. We in Israel welcome the historic struggle to forge democratic, peace-loving governments in our region. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 32
He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor. Shimon Peres Literature 32
The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and – the most virulent cause of all – the absence of freedom. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 32
In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 29
A solution of two national states – a Jewish state, Israel; an Arab state, Palestine. The Palestinians are our closest neighbors. I believe they may become our closest friends. Shimon Peres Uncategorized 29
When I am speaking about American presidents, I have to speak about my very special relations with President Clinton. He contributed more to peace than anybody else in the American sense. Shimon Peres Peace 28
What is wrong with the Iranians in addition to the nuclear bomb? This is the only country on Earth in the 21st century that has renewed imperialistic ambitions. They really want to become the hegemon of the Middle East in an age that gave up imperialism. Shimon Peres age 23

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