Shimon Peres Quotes - Page 5

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• Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent.

  Shimon Peres

  Israel, People, Weapons

  "Shimon Peres: what you need to know about Israel's outgoing president" by Peter Beaumont, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2014.

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• In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.

  Shimon Peres

  Matter, Today, Middle East

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• Israel's doors are open to collaboration with Bulgaria.

  Shimon Peres

  Israel, Doors, Collaboration

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• President Abbas and myself, we are the ones who signed the Oslo agreement, so we really know each other, not just theoretically.

  Shimon Peres

  Agreement, President, Oslo

  "Q & A with Israel President Shimon Peres". The Washington Post Interview, www.washingtonpost.com. June 24, 2014.

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• 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

  Religious, Israel, Middle East

  Source: www.sbs.com.au

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• Hamas married the Iranians. It was their choice. They are the same family.

  Shimon Peres

  Choices, Married, Hamas

  "Dateline" with George Negus, www.sbs.com.au.

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• I will confine myself to reaffirming the Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the region.

  Shimon Peres

  Country, Israel, Nuclear

  "Shimon Peres: 'Sanctions on Iran could work'". Le Figaro, July 26, 2007.

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• 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

  Teacher, Men, Publishing House

  "Israel's Statesman of Peace". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. May 2, 2003.

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• Historic justice has been done by killing Saddam.

  Shimon Peres

  Justice, Done, Killing

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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.

  Shimon Peres

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

  "Israel's Statesman of Peace". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 2, 2003.

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• 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

  Thinking, Talking, People

  Source: www.sbs.com.au

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• 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

  Want, Election, Negotiation

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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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.

  Shimon Peres

  Men, Ignorant, Navy

  "Israel's Statesman of Peace". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. May 2, 2003.

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• I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read.

  Shimon Peres

  Mother, Brother, Taste

  "Israel's Statesman of Peace". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. May 2, 2003.

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• 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

  Night, People, Decision

  "Israel's Statesman of Peace". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. May 2, 2003.

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