Israel is moving from the realm of poetry to the realm of prose. Shimon Peres More Quotes by Shimon Peres More Quotes From Shimon Peres Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future. Shimon Peres goodwillcompanygovernment President Abbas and myself, we are the ones who signed the Oslo agreement, so we really know each other, not just theoretically. Shimon Peres oslopresidentagreement Palestinians are becoming religiously fanatic. Israel is becoming irrelevant. They do it for religious purpose, fanatic, they want to conquer the Middle East under the command of the Iranians. Shimon Peres middle-eastisraelreligious Historic justice has been done by killing Saddam. Shimon Peres killingdonejustice He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He was - I wouldn't say the "guru" - but really he was our teacher and a most respected man. I wrote for the paper of the youth movement. Shimon Peres publishing-houseteachermen 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 basketballinspirationalsports I will confine myself to reaffirming the Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the region. Shimon Peres nuclearisraelcountry Hamas married the Iranians. It was their choice. They are the same family. Shimon Peres hamasmarriedchoices I don't think for example that the Indians look at [what is right and what is wrong] that way [the Palestinians do]. There are a billion, 200 million people in that part of the world. Why? They suffer from terror. People that do not suffer from it don't understand what I'm talking about, you know? Shimon Peres talkingpeoplethinking I cannot go to elections with an open stomach. If you want to negotiate we have to conclude it before the elections. I cannot just start the negotiations [with Palestinians] saying we are ready to do this and that and not having any reply. Shimon Peres electionnegotiationwant 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 navyignorantmen 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. Shimon Peres europegivingamerica I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read. Shimon Peres tastebrothermother 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 decisionnightpeople Why cross an ocean when you can cross a river Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here (On Middle East peace initiative) Shimon Peres He restored the Bible to its people, he restored the people to the Bible. Shimon Peres He altered the image of the Jew from that of rabbi, merchant, wanderer, to that of scientist, farmer and soldier. Shimon Peres It is not only the psychology of the people that makes them so exacting-their geographical situation has been equally problematic. Shimon Peres One day they will see that war and hostility towards Israel have gotten them nothing, arabs want what we all want for our children. We must continue to dream — to focus on the future. Shimon Peres opinion This is the start of the real peace we have sought for so long. Shimon Peres opinion
