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Shimon Peres Quotes

Israeli - Statesman | August 2, 1923 - September 28, 2016

We are living in a world where image-making is important, so we ignore the facts.

World Facts Ignore Important Living

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.

Friend True Friend People Place True

I learned that public service is a privilege that must be based on moral foundations.

Service Public Service Moral Must

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.

Technology Innovation Science New

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.

Leader Peace Man War Me Born

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.

Heart Freedom Day Struggle Welcome

Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know?

World You Country Know Bored Leave

My greatest mistake is that my dreams were too small.

Dreams Mistake Small Greatest Were

When I was a child, Israel was a legend more than a reality. She emerged from a dream, and today she has surpassed that dream.

Today Child Reality Legend Dream

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.

Freedom Peace Disappointment Face

I knew that the most important thing a man has is in his head, and from a young age, I often studied the head structure of each person, hoping to crack his codes. I considered a high forehead a gift from God.

God Age Man Gift Person Young

Let all of us turn from bullets to ballots, from guns to shovels.

Turn Guns Us Bullets Ballots

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